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Gajah Mada (c. 1290 – c. 1364) was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems and mythology, a powerful military leader and ''mahapatih'' or prime minister of the Majapahit Empire, credited with bringing the empire to its peak of glory. He delivered an oath called ''Sumpah Palapa'', in which he vowed not to eat any food containing spices until he had conquered all of the Southeast Asian archipelago of Nusantara for Majapahit.〔http://digilib.pnri.go.id/uploaded_files/k003/normal/Sumpah_Palapa.pdf〕 In modern Indonesia, he serves as an important national hero,〔(Majapahit Story : The History of Gajah Mada )〕 a symbol of patriotism and national unity. == Rise to Power == Not much is known about Gajah Mada's early life. Some of the first accounts mention his career as commander of the ''Bhayangkara'', an elite guard for Majapahit kings and their family. When Rakrian Kuti, one of the officials in Majapahit, rebelled against the Majapahit king Jayanegara (ruled 1309–1328) in 1321, Gajah Mada and the then-mahapatih Arya Tadah helped the king and his family to escape the capital city of Trowulan. Later Gajah Mada aided the king to return to the capital and crush the rebellion. Seven years later, Jayanegara was murdered by Rakrian Tanca, the court physician, one of Rakrian Kuti's aides. In another version, according to the Nagarakretagama (a Javanese language epic poem dating from the 14th century), and supported by inscriptions dating from the late 13th and early 14th century, Jayanagara was assassinated by Gajah Mada in 1328. It is said that Jayanagara was overprotective towards his two half sisters, born from Kertarajasa's youngest queen, ''Dyah Dewi Gayatri''. Complaints by the two young princesses led to the intervention of Gajah Mada. His drastic solution was to arrange for a surgeon to murder the king while pretending to perform an operation. Jayanegara was immediately succeeded by his sister Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi (ruled 1328–1350). It was under her leadership that Gajah Mada was appointed mahapatih (Prime Minister) in 1329, after the retirement of ''Arya Tadah''. As mahapatih under Thribuwana Tunggadewi Gajah Mada went on to crush another rebellion by ''Sadeng'' and ''Keta'' in 1331. It was during Gajah Mada's reign as mahapatih, around the year 1345, that the famous Muslim traveller, Ibn Battuta visited Sumatera. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gajah Mada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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