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Dharmavamsa
also spelled Dharmawangsja, or Dharmawangsa king of eastern Java from about 985 and the first historical Javanese whose life is known in any detail.
Dharmavamsa was a Saivite king whose reign is noted for its literary achievements, including a translation of the Hindu epic
Mah
a
bh
a
rata
into Javanese. A legal code that the king developed is still in use in Bali. He established tributary relations with Bali and parts of Borneo and attacked the powerful Sumatran kingdom of
S
rivijaya, which retaliated with a military expedition that decimated eastern Java; Dharmavamsa himself was killed. His kingdom was later restored under the leadership of his son-in-law Erlangga.
