Rakai Pikatan
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Rakai Pikatan was a king of the Sanjaya dynasty Medang Kingdom in Central Java who built the Prambanan temple, dedicated to Shiva, which was completed in 856 AD.
Rakai Pikatan was married to the princess Pramodhawardhani, the daughter of the Sailendran king Samaratunga. According to the interpretation of Loro Jonggrang legend, Pramodhawardhani's likeness was the model for Durga's image in the Prambanan temple.
| Preceded by Samaratungga |
Monarch of Medang Kingdom 838—850 |
Succeeded by Dyah Lokapala |
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