Kameshwara

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Kameçvara or Kameçwara also known as Kameshwara was the eighth monarch of Kediri Kingdom part of Indonesia now and ruled circa 1182–1194 His formal stylized name was Çri Maharaja Rake Sirikan çri Kameçvara Sakalabhuvanatustikarana Sarvanivaryyaviryya Parakrama Digjayottunggadeva in addition, during the reign of Sri Kameswara, a poet named Mpu Dharmaja wrote Kakawin Smaradahana, which contains the story of the birth of Ganesha, the elephant-headed god who became the symbol Lanchana (royal seal) of his reign and of the Kediri Kingdom as stated in the inscriptions.

Tradition mentioned King Kameshwara as a man of prowess and a strikingly handsome man. His name derived from Kama-ishvara, another name of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of love and desire. His queen consort Çri Kirana was also mentioned as a woman with extraordinary beauty. Kameshvara was the prince of Kediri, while Çri Kirana was the princess of Kahuripan. The royal marriage between Kameshwara and Kirana was celebrated as the reunification of Java, between Kediri (Panjalu) and Kahuripan (Janggala), marking the reunification of former Airlangga's kingdom. In 1194 Kameshwara was succeeded by King Kertajaya. ^[1]: 168