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Division of the Kingdom
After the division of Airlangga's empire under his sons, Bali's next indigenous ruler was Anak Wungsu, who became one of the island's greatest kings. He and his predecessors are specifically connected by their monuments with the remarkably rich stretch of land between the Petanu and Pakerisan Rivers in south central Bali.
According to Javanese court records, in 1284 the mysterious last king of the East Javanese Singosari dynasty, Kertanagara (1268-92), sent a military force against Bali. During this expedition, the last descendant of the Warmadewa dynasty was taken prisoner, and Bali again became a vassal state of Java-yet another fluctuation in the turbulent relationship between the two islands. When Kertanagara was assassinated in 1292, the fierce Balinese took advantage of the confusion to rebel against their Javanese overlords.
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