Queen Kalinyamat is the daughter of Demak Sultan Trenggana and appointed as the ruler of Kalinyamat area in Jepara, Indonesia, according to Portuguese source she was a woman of courage. The original name of Queen Kalinyamat is Retna Kencana, daughter of Trenggana, Demak king (1521-1546). During her youth, she was married to Prince Kalinyamat.
Prince Kalinyamat is not a Javanese. There are various versions about its origin. Jepara people mention his real name is Win-tang, a merchant China who had an accident at sea. He was stranded on the coast of Jepara, and then sit under Festival.
Another version, Win-tang comes from Aceh. His real name is Prince Toyib, son of Emperor Shah Mughayat king Aceh (1514-1528). Toyib traveled to China and became the adopted son of a minister named Tjie Hwio Gwan. Win-tang name is spelled Java to Tjie Bin Thang, the new name Toyib.
Win-tang and his stepfather, later moving to Java. Win-tang there founded the village Kalinyamat who currently resides in the District of Kalinyamatan, so he was known by the name of Prince Kalinyamat. He managed to marry the princess regent Retna Kencana Jepara, so that his wife was later dubbed the Queen of Kalinyamat. Since then, Prince Kalinyamat become a member of royal family and received his Demak Attend Prince.
Prince and the Queen's reign Kalinyamat together in Jepara. Tjie Hwio Gwan, his adoptive father, made grand vizier Badr holds Sungging Duwung, who also teaches sculpture at the population of Jepara.
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In 1549 Sunan Prawata Demak fourth king killed the messenger Aryan Penangsang, his cousin who became regent Jipang. Queen Kalinyamat find kris Kyai Betok's Festival embedded in his brother's corpse. So, Prince and Queen Kalinyamat went to the Holy for an explanation.
Festival is a supporter of Aryan Penangsang in conflict after the death of the king's throne Trenggana (1546). Queen Kalinyamat came demanding justice for the death of his brother. Festival describes his youth Sunan Prawata never killed the Prince's father Sekar Lepen Seda Aryan Penangsang, so it was natural that he now received a reply in kind.
Queen Kalinyamat disappointment over the attitude Festival. She and her husband chose to go home to Jepara. In the middle of the road, they were beaten Penangsang Aryan men. Prince Kalinyamat killed. That said, he had time to propagate in the soil with remnants of power, so by the local people, the area where the death of Prince Kalinyamat called Prambatan village.
According to the story. Furthermore, by bringing the corpse Kalinyamat Prince, Queen Kalinyamat proceeded and came to a river of blood coming from the body of Prince Kalinyamat water to purple, and then the area is known by the name Kaliwungu. The more to the west, and in a tired condition, then to pass through Pringtulis. And because selahnya with staggered (ancestor-moyong) in what is now known as Mayong. Arriving at the Purwogondo, so called because this is where early exit brought the smell of the corpse Kalinyamat Queen, and later through the Pecangaan and arrived at Mantingan.
Queen Kalinyamat managed to escape from the events of the murder. He was later imprisoned in Mount Danaraja naked, with an oath will not be dressed before berkeset head Aryan Penangsang. Hope is the greatest sister in-law, namely Hadiwijaya alias Jake Tingkir, district Display, because only he is the equivalent of his power by the regent Jipang.
Hadiwijaya reluctant to face the Aryan Penangsang directly because both family members Demak. He also held a contest with prizes ground Mataram and Starch. The competition was won by Ki Ageng Pemanahan and Ki Penjawi. Arya Penangsang died at the hands of Sutawijaya son Ki Ageng Pemanahan, thanks to clever strategy Ki Savior Martani.
Queen Kalinyamat once again became the regent of Jepara. After the death of Aryan Penangsang in 1549, the Demak, Jepara, and Jipang become subordinate of Pajang Sultanate led by the king Hadiwijaya. Nevertheless, Hadiwijaya still treated Queen Kalinyamat as a respected senior figures.
Queen Regent of Jepara Kalinyamat as Pati Unus, the previous ruler of Demak, against Portuguese growing power in the reigon. In 1550 she sent 4,000 soldiers in 40 ships to meet sultan Johor's request to free Malacca of the European powers.
Jepara troops were later joined forces with the Malay alliance and manage to rally around 200 warships. The combined forces attacked from the north and captured most of Malacca. But the Portuguese managed to retaliate and draw back the invading forces. Malay alliance troops were drawed back to the sea, while the Jepara troops remained on shore.
Only after their leader were slain, the Jepara troops withdrawn. The next battle is still going on the beach and in the sea that killed more than 2,000 Jepara soldiers. The storm came stranded two Jepara ships back to the shore of Malacca, and they fall slained by the Portuguese. Jepara soldiers who made it back to Java is numbered not more than a half of which managed to leave from Malacca.
Queen Kalinyamat never deterrent. In 1565 he meets the demands of people Hitu in Ambon to face the interference of the Portuguese in Hative.
In 1564, Riayat Sultan Ali Shah from Sultanate of Aceh ask for help Demak to attack the Portuguese in Malacca. At that time a regent who led Demak easy to suspect, named Aryan Pangiri, son of Sunan Prawata. Envoys killed. Finally, Aceh is still attacked Malacca in 1567 even without the help of Java. The attack failed.
In 1573, the Sultan of Aceh asked for help to attack the Queen Kalinyamat Malacca again. Queen sends 300 ships containing 15,000 soldiers Jepara. Forces led by Admiral Ki Demat it just arrived in Malacca in October 1574. And then the troops in Aceh had been beaten back by the Portuguese.
Jepara troops immediately opened fire late Malacca from Straits. The next day, they landed and built defenses. But finally, the defense was able to penetrate the Portuguese. A total of 30 ships on fire Jepara. Parties Jepara start of urgency, but still refused peace talks because it is too profitable Portuguese. Meanwhile, as many as six ships delivered supplies Kalinyamat Queen seized the Portuguese. Jepara the weaker party and decided to go home. Of the original amount sent Queen Kalinyamat, only about one-third who arrived in Java.
Though twice defeated, but the Queen Kalinyamat has shown that he was a brave woman. Even the Portuguese record asRainha de Japara, Senhora poderosa e rica, de kranige Dame, which means "Queen of Jepara a rich and powerful woman, a brave woman".
Queen Kalinyamat died around the year 1579. He was buried near the tomb of Prince Kalinyamat Mantingan village.
During his life, Queen Kalinyamat raising three boys. The first is his brother, namely Prince Rangga East Jumena Trenggana youngest son who later became regent Madison. The second is his nephew, the Arya Pangiri, son of Sunan Prawata who later became regent Demak. While the third is his cousin, the son of Prince Arya Jepara Ratu Ayu Kirana (brother Trenggana).
Arya's father Prince Jepara is Maulana Hasanuddin the first king Bantam. When the Maulana Yusuf king of the second Bantam died in 1580, the son of his crown is still minor. Prince Arya Jepara intend seize the throne. The fighting occurred in the Bantam. Jepara Prince was forced to resign after ki Demat Admiral, commander, died at the hands of the duke Mangkubumi Sultanate of Banten.