Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi

Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi, born Dyah Tya, was the third monarch and first queen regnant of Majapahit, ruling from 1329 to 1350. Eldest daughter of the founder Raden Wijaya and Gayatri Rajapatni, she was shut away for years in the women's quarter by her half-brother Jayanegara, who wanted her as consort. After he was murdered in 1328, her mother, by then in a convent, placed her on the throne.

In 1331 she led the army herself against the rebellions of Sadeng and Keta. In 1334 she appointed Gajah Mada as Mahapatih; he swore the Palapa oath to carry Majapahit's power across the archipelago. Majapahit conquered Bali in 1343 and subdued Sumatra in 1347.

She ruled under Gayatri's auspices, so when Gayatri died in 1350 she gave the throne to her son Hayam Wuruk, and went on sitting in the council of royal elders.