![]() The Sailendras through their connections to the powerful Srivijaya Empire became overlords of the Rakai (local Javanese lords). In fact, the first King Sanjaya was succeeded by Panangkaran, a Mahayana Buddhist. The rulership passed between the Shivaist and Mahayana dynasties of the Sanjaya Dynasty and the Sailendra Dynasty. This period produced a wide variety of art and architecture in the form of temple complexes and monuments. The period from 760 to 910 between the reigns of King Panangkaran and King Balitung was the height of Medang Mataram and classical Javanese civilisation. Although Medang may only refer to the East Javanese splinter state, Medang Mataram, as a combined phrase meaning Medang in the land of Mataram, is generally used to refer to the overall polity. ![]() The name Medang appears later in 10th-century inscriptions from East Java. ![]() This is where we get calling the kingdom Mataram or Old Mataram. It calls the island of Java as Yawadwipa ruled by Rakai Mataram Sang Ratu. The earliest account of the Medang Mataram Kingdom comes from the Canggal inscription from 732 AD. ![]()
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