Suhita or Soheeta (died 1447), was a Javanese
queen regnant and the sixth monarch of the
Majapahit empire, ruling from 1429 to 1447. She was the daughter of
Wikramawardhana,
her predecessor, by a concubine who was the daughter of
Wirabhumi, who was killed in the
Regreg civil war with Wikramawardhana. She was succeeded by her brother,
Kertawijaya.
The
Damarwulan legend is associated with her reign, as it involves a maiden queen (Prabu Kenya in the story), and during Suhita's reign there was a war with
Blambangan as in the legend.
A notable monumental sculpture found in
Tulungagung Regency,
East Java has been identified by some authors as of Suhita. She is dressed in royal attire, including ear pendants, necklaces, bracelets, anklets, and pendants hung from several girdles. In her right hand, she holds a lotus bud, which symbolized deceased royalty in transformation.
[ Jan Fontein, R. Soekmono, and Satyawati Suleiman. ''Ancient Indonesian Art of the Central and Eastern Javanese Periods'', New York: Asia Society Inc., 1971, p. 146-147.]
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Queens of Majapahit
Indonesian Hindu monarchs
Javanese monarchs
1447 deaths
15th-century women rulers
Year of birth unknown
15th-century monarchs in Asia
15th-century Indonesian women
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