Disintegration of Kahuripan
Towards the end of his life, Airlangga was faced with the problem of succession. His heir, the crown princess Sanggramawijaya, chose to become a hermit rather than succeed Airlangga. Sangramawijaya is the daughter of the queen consort. The story of a crown princess whom renounce the throne to become a hermit is linked with the popular legend of Dewi Kilisuci that resides in the Selomangleng Cave beneath Mount Klothok, 5 km to the west of the city of Kediri. In 1045, Airlangga divided Kahuripan into two kingdoms which were inherited by his two sons; Janggala and Kediri. Airlangga himself abdicated the throne, returned to the hermit life and died in 1049.
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