GOVERNMENT Raden Patah took place at the end of the 15th century until the beginning of the 16th century. He died in 1518 when Raden Patah's struggle against the Portuguese was not finished, after Raden Patah's death the leadership was handed over to his son, Adipati Unus (Prince Sebrang Lor).
The title of Prince Sabrang Lor was given not without reason, this title was obtained by Adipati Unus because he had crossed / made an expedition to the north to attack the Portuguese who were in the north (Malacca). The leadership of the Duke of Unus only lasted for three years. Then the government of the Duke of Unus was handed over to his brother, Sultan Trenggono / Tranggana. He ruled for approximately 34 years, namely between the years 1512-1546. However, in his attempt to attack Pasuruan in 1546, Trenggono died. After the death of Sultan Trenggono, a great dispute arose in Demak over who had the right to replace him. The candidates for successor to the warring king included Trenggono's son, Sunan Prawoto and Arya Penangsang, son of Prince Sekar Ing Seda Lepen, half-brother of sultan Trenggono who was killed by Sunan Prawoto when helping his father usurp the throne of Demak. This was revealed in the book "Encyclopedia of the Islamic Kingdom in Indonesia, Binuko Amarseto"
Arya penangsang received support from his teacher Sunan Kudus to usurp the throne of Demak, sending his subordinate named Rangkud to avenge his father's death. In 1549, according to the Chronicle of Tanah Jawi, it is told that one night Rangkud managed to infiltrate Sunan Prawoto's bedroom. In front of Rangkud Sunan admitted his mistake in killing Prince Seda Lepen. He was willing to be put to death as long as his family was forgiven. Hearing this explanation, Rangkud then stabbed the resigned Sunan Prawoto in the chest without fighting until he penetrated.
Without realizing it, Sunan's wife was hiding behind his back. As a result, he was killed by a stab from Rangkud. Seeing his wife died, Sunan Prawoto was angry and with the rest of his strength he killed Rangkud. Arya Penangsang did not stop by killing Sunan Prawoto alone, he also killed the duke of Jepara who was very influential in the kingdom, namely Sultan Hadlirin, the wife of the duke of Jepara, namely Ratu Kalinyamat. Then the husband's widow of Prince Kalinyamat held a contest "Anyone who can kill Arya Penangsang, will become my husband and get my property". Prince Hadi was killed because he was suspected of being a barrier for Arya Penangsang to become the sultan of Demak. After successfully killing Sultan Prawoto and his followers, Arya Penangsang ascended to the throne of the kingdom of Demak.
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