Ken Dedes

The Pararaton portrays Ken Dedes as the daughter of the Buddhist monk Mpu Purwa, a woman famed across Java for her beauty. Tunggul Ametung, ruler of Tumapel, seized her as his wife while her father was away, and Mpu Purwa cursed him.

Ken Arok murdered Tunggul Ametung, took Ken Dedes as his queen and founded the kingdom of Singhasari in 1222. She was later revered as the ancestress of the Rajasa dynasty, which ruled Java from Singhasari into the Majapahit era.