Tribhuwana Tunggadewi

Trubhuwana Tunggadewi. Daughter of Raden Wijaya, step sister of Jayanagara, and the 3rd ruler of Majapahit kingdom.

Her  Attribute is Temperance.

She appear in Twist - Majapahit, the prologue episode of Twist series.

Identification
Tribhuwana is a pretty woman with long black silky hair. She wear a purple, traditional Javanese gown, with Majapahit's symbol on each side. Her shawl is Blue, and she didn't put her crown as it should be, instead she place it in her right arm.

Origins
She is the daughter from Raden Wijaya with one of Kertanegara's daughter, named Gayatri. Therefore, she have the right to be a queen. But, due to the reign of her step Brother, Jayanagara, she wont be able to get the throne. And furthermore, she won't be able to marry, because her step brother's fear that her future husband will overthrown him.

Luckily, she have a best friend named Gajah Mada, who later make a promise to her that he will kill her step brother and bring her the crown of Majapahit.

Become a Queen
After the death of Jayanagara in Ra Tanca's hand (the royal doctor), The throne of Majapahit was offered to Gayatri, as she is the legitimate wife of Raden Wijaya, and the daughter of Kertanegara (the last king of Singhasari), this made her holds the blood of Singhasari's kings. Therefore, the true successor of the former glorious kingdom in Java.

But there is a problem. In fact, Gayatri has been retired from the world's affairs and choose to become a Buddist Priest. Unable to take the crown, she later pass it to her daughter, Tribhuwana.

Palapa's Oath
When Tribhuwana's inauguration was held, Gajah Mada make an oath in front of royal occupants. This oath's purpose is to support Tribhuwana's dream in changing Majapahit, from a kingdom, into an empire. Later, this oath is known as Palapa's oath. Because Gajah Mada was swear that he won't eat the palapa's fruit (it also means that he won't take any luxuries) before all Nusa Antara (Nusa = Kingdoms, Antara = around. Therefore, Nusa Antara = Kindoms around Majapahit) become Majapahit's vassal. This is the mark for the beginning of Majapahit's expansion.

Reign
Although there are many rebellions in Tribhuwana's era, but it's not as big as before. This is due to the queen's firmness and teh support from her royal advisor. All of the rebellions was stopped only by small efforts.

In other Hand, Majapahit begin its expansion and defeat several kingdoms around it. Such as Bali, Sumatra, and Malaka. It safe to say that the era of Tribhuwana, is the most prosperous and victorious era of Majapahit.

Passing Down the Throne
As we knew already, Tribhuwana become a queen because her mother was unable to do so, and giving the crown to her. In other words, she just a pretended queen. And her time to rule are depend on his mother's life. So when Gayatri die, Tribhuwana must give the crown to the next succesor.

She give the throne to her son, Hayam Wuruk.

Trivia

 * Tribhuwana share simmilar identification with Kawamata Deka. Including their facial, hair and Blue color as innitial.
 * In Terra Fantasia - Aji Saka, the true motive of Gajah Mada for helping Tribhuwana to achieve her dream in changing her kingdom, is because he love her. But he never be able to marry her due to their status.