Refer to him as "Pate Onus" or "Pate Unus", brother in-law of "Pate He was known for his two attempts in 15 to seize the port of Malacca from the control of Portuguese. Before ascending to Demak throne, he was a ruler of Jepara, a vassal state to the north of Demak. Raden Patah was succeeded by his brother-in-law Pati Unus or Adipati Yunus (r. From west to east: *īantam ( Banten) * Xacatara ( Jayakarta) * Cherebum ( Cirebon) * Taggal ( Tegal) * Damo (Demak) * Iapara ( Jepara) * Tubam ( Tuban) * Sodaio (Sedayu, now near Gresik) * Surubaya ( Surabaya) Pati Unus The northern coast were known to the Europeans. As most of its power was based on trade and control of coastal cities, Demak can be considered as a thalassocracy.Īn early 18th century map of Java. Apart from Javanese city-states, Raden Patah also gained overlordship of the ports of Jambi and Palembang in eastern Sumatra, which produced commodities such as lignaloes and gold. The Lord of Demak stood for all of Java". Make peace with the Lord of Demak, all of Java will almost be forced to The supremacy of Raden Patah was illustrated by Tome Pires,". It managed to gain hegemony over other Javanese trading ports on the northern coast of Java such as Semarang, Jepara, Tuban, and Gresik.
The new state derived its income by trade: importing spices and exporting rice to Malacca and the Maluku Islands. Various dependencies and vassals broke free, including northern Javanese Who survived the Girindrawardana invasion of Trowulan in 1478.Ī Chinese chronicle in a temple in Semarang states that Raden Patah founded the town of Demak in a marshyĪrea to the north of Semarang. The reason for thisĪcceptance is because Raden Patah was a direct descendant of Kertabhumi Demak managedĬonsolidate its power to defeat Daha in 1527 because it is moreĪccepted as legitimate successor of Majapahit. Who reigned as king Brawijaya V of Majapahit (1468–1478). At least one account stated that he was the son of Kertabhumi, 1475–1518), a Javanese noble related to Majapahit The foundation of Demak is traditionally attributed to Raden Patah (r. Supremacy also enhanced with claim of direct descent of Raden Patah to Majapahit royalty and his marriages ties with neighboring city-states. Īnd with the rise of Malacca, so did Demak rise into prominence. Demak was the main exporter of rice to Malacca. Īccording to Tome Pires, Demak had more inhabitants than any port in Sunda or Java. Rise as a leading trading center in Java. In the channel also located Serang river, which enabled access to rice Important waterway for ships traveling along northern Javanese coast to From the 15thĬentury until the 18th century, the channel was wide enough and (the channel is now filled and Muria joined with Java). It was located at the end of a channel that separated Java and Muria Island Demak was a busy harbor with trade connection to Malacca and the Spices islands.
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