Hayam Wuruk << HY yahm WUR uhk >> (1334?-1389), also known as Rajasanagara << RAHJ uh sah NAHG uh ruh >>, was a ruler of the Javanese empire of Majapahit (1294-1486), a Hindu kingdom in Southeast Asia. He reigned from 1350 to 1389. The years of his rule are considered the high point of the empire. Under Hayam Wuruk and his powerful Prime Minister, Gajah Mada (also spelled Gadjah Mada), Majapahit extended its control over most of the islands that make up what is now Indonesia.
Hayam Wuruk succeeded his mother, Queen Tribhuwana (also spelled Tribhuvana), in 1350. The empire prospered under Hayam Wuruk. Agriculture flourished, largely because of Majapahit’s extensive irrigation system, and trade expanded. During Hayam Wuruk’s rule, Majapahit’s trade network extended to such regions as Burma (now Myanmar), Cambodia, China, and Siam (now Thailand). Hayam Wuruk also received tribute payments from settlements throughout what is now Indonesia.
The Majapahit empire began to decline after Hayam Wuruk died in 1389. It eventually fell to the Muslim kingdom of Demak in the early 1500’s.
