Panji Tohjaya

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Panji Tohjaya
King of Singhasari
Reign1248 – 1250
Predecessor Anusapati
SuccessorVishnuwardhana-Narasimhamurti
Diedc. 1250
Full name
Panji Tohjaya
Dynasty Rajasa dynasty
Father Ken Arok
MotherKen Umang


Panji Tohjaya was the third king of Singhasari. He was the son of Ken Arok and his first wife, Ken Umang. After his father was killed by his half-brother, Anusapati, he took revenge and assumed his father's throne in 1248. He only ruled for several months before his cousins, Ranggawuni, son of Anusapati, and Mahisha Champaka, grandson of Ken Arok, rebelled, took the throne and reigned together, the first under the name Vishnuvardhana, the second under that of Narasimhamurti. [1]

Singhasari Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Java

Singhasari was an Indianized Javanese Hindu–Buddhist kingdom located in east Java between 1222 and 1292. The kingdom succeeded the Kingdom of Kediri as the dominant kingdom in eastern Java. The kingdom's name cognate to Singosari district of Malang Regency, located several kilometres north of Malang city.


Ken Arok, Rajasa, was the founder and first ruler of Singhasari, a medieval Indianized Hindu–Buddhist kingdom in the East Java area of Indonesia. He is considered the founder of the Rajasa dynasty of both the Singosari (Singasari) and Majapahit line of monarchs. He came from humble origins but subsequently rose to be the most powerful ruler in Java. His life was coloured with adventures, treacheries, and tragedies.

Anusapati, Anushanatha, or Anushapati, the second king of Singhasari = an Indianized Hindu kingdom located in east Java between 1222 and 1248).

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