Gajah Mada | suhadahanum

Gajah Mada | suhadahanum

Gajah Mada (circa 1290 – circa 1364) was, according to Javanese old manuscripts, poems, and mythology a powerful military leader and mahapatih or prime minister of the mahapatih 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 Southeas Asian archipelago of Nusantara for Majapahit. In modern Indonesia, he serves as an important national heroand a symbol of patriotism.

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