Majapahit's Last Stand: The Battle of Bubat

In 1357, a diplomatic wedding between the Sunda kingdom and Majapahit's King Hayam Wuruk ended in a massacre that reshaped Java. Lucas tells the story of the Battle of Bubat: how Gajah Mada's ambition to force Sunda into submission led to the slaughter of the Sunda royal family, including Princess Pitaloka, who reportedly took her own life rather than be captured. The battle, recorded in the Pararaton and the Kidung Sunda, remains a painful memory in Sundanese tradition. Lucas explains the political context—Hayam Wuruk's marriage proposal to Princess Pitaloka, Gajah Mada's insistence that Sunda accept vassal status, and the Sunda king's refusal to be humiliated. The clash at Bubat field turned a wedding ceremony into a bloodbath. Luna asks about the aftermath: the breach between Sunda and Majapahit, the shadow it cast on Gajah Mada's legacy, and how modern Indonesia remembers this event. Lucas also touches on the historical debate over whether Hayam Wuruk was complicit, and the contrast between the incident in Javanese and Sundanese historiography. A gripping episode about honour, power, and a wedding that became a war. #Majapahit #BattleOfBubat #GajahMada #HayamWuruk #SundaKingdom #PrincessPitaloka #Pararaton #KidungSunda #JavaneseHistory #SundaneseHistory #Diplomacy #Massacre #14thCentury #SoutheastAsia #Indonesia #FexingoHistory #Podcast #History #IndonesianHistory #PalapaOath Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo