Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi

Dyah
Pitaloka
Dyah Pitaloka
Born	1340
Died	1357; Bubat Field, North Wilwatikta, Kingdom of Majapahit
Cause of death	suicide
Burial place	Astana Gede Kawali, Kawali, Kingdom of Sunda Galuh
Other names	Citraresmi or Citra Rashmi
Known for	Battle of Bubat
Parents	Prabu Maharaja Linggabuana (father); Dewi Lara Linsing (mother);
Relatives	Niskala Wastu Kancana (younger brother)

Dyah Pitaloka Citraresmi or Citra Rashmi (1340–1357), was the princess of the United Sunda Kingdom and Galuh Kingdom in Western Java. According to the Pararaton or Book of Kings, she was supposed to marry Hayam Wuruk, the new young king of Majapahit who had a great desire to take her as his queen.^[1] However, in the tragedy known as The Bubat Incident, she took her own life. Tradition describes her as a young woman of extraordinary beauty.

^ Munoz, Paul Michel (2006). Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. p. 213. ISBN 981-4155-67-5.

[end-1] Munoz, Paul Michel (2006). Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsula. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet. p. 213. ISBN 981-4155-67-5.

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