# Jayabhaya - King of Kediri

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/jayabhaya
Reign: c. 1135 – 1159
Dynasty or school: Javanese kingdoms
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayabaya

Kediri king under whom the Bharatayuddha kakawin was composed, and to whom Javanese prophecies of the Ratu Adil are attributed; he restored Kediri strength. He ruled in the Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms of classical Java, whose temples and kakawin literature shaped Indonesian culture.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Arnoraja](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/arnoraja)
- Next in list: [Jagadhekamalla II](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/jagadhekamalla-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 1140 - [Periya Puranam Composed](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1140-periya-puranam-composed)
- 1148 - [Kalhana Writes the Rajatarangini](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1148-kalhana-writes-the-rajatarangini)
- 1150 - [Bhaskara II Writes Lilavati](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1150-bhaskara-ii-writes-lilavati)
- 1150 - [Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1150-hoysaleswara-temple-at-halebidu)
- 1150 - [Nimbarka and Dvaitadvaita](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/1150-nimbarka-and-dvaitadvaita)