MAJAPAHIT. A kingdom founded at Tairk, east Jave, in 1294 by Raden Wijaya ( kertarajasa Jayawardhana ). Its capital soon shifted to the nearby site of Trowulan. Two of its rulers, Tribhuwanatunggadewi ( technically a regnt for her mother, a Buddhist nun ) and Suhita, were women. The royal title Rajapatni was used for high-status females. At its apogee during the approximately 230-year-long period of its existence, its authority encompassed much of modern Indonesia’s territory ( see map 9 ). Its golden age was the mid- to late 14th century under the prime minister Gajah Mada. During the 15th century, the balance of power shifted gradually to the north coast ports. The kingdom remained a bastion of traditional Javanese religion, combining Buddhism, Hinduism, and indigenous practices of asceticism, while the north coast ports became bases for the dissemination of Islam.