Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi

Sri Tribhuwanotunggadewi
Maharani of Majapahit
Bhre Kahuripan
The statue of Tribhuwanottungadewi, Empress of Majapahit, depicted as Parvati
3rd Maharani of Majapahit
Reign1328 – 1350
PredecessorJayanegara
SuccessorHayam Wuruk
1st Princess of Kahuripan
Tenure1309 – 1328
1350 – ca. 1372 – 1375
SuccessorHayam Wuruk
Vikramavardhana
BornDyah Tya
before 1309
Diedca. 1372 – 1375
Burial
Pantarapura, Panggih, Kingdom of Majapahit
SpouseKertawardhana Dyah Cakradhara, Prince of Tumapel
Issue
Regnal name
Çri Tribhuwanotunggadewī Mahārājasa Jayawisnuwārddhani
ꦯꦿꦶꦡꦿꦶꦨ꧀ꦲꦸꦮꦟꦡꦸꦁꦓꦢꦺꦮꦶ
ꦩꦲꦬꦗꦯꦗꦪꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦟꦸꦮꦂꦝꦟꦶ

"The exalted goddess of three worlds which the glory of Vishnu radiates"
HouseRajasa
FatherKing Kertarajasa Jayawardhana Dyah Wijaya
MotherRajapatni Rajendra Dyah Dewī Gayatri
ReligionBuddhism

Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, known in her regnal name Tribhuwannottunggadewi Jayawishnuwardhani, also known as Dyah Gitarja or Gitarja, was a Javanese queen regnant/empress and the third Majapahit monarch, reigning from 1328 to 1350. She also bears the title Bhre Kahuripan (Duchess of Kahuripan). With the help of her prime minister Gajah Mada, she pursued a massive expansion of the empire. Tradition mentioned her as a woman of extraordinary valour, wisdom and intelligence.