Anusapati, the second king of Singhasari

Singhasari

Singhasari was a kingdom located in east Java between 1222 and 1292. The kingdom succeeded Kingdom of Kediri as the dominant kingdom in eastern Java.-Foundation:...

 (a kingdom located in east Java

Java

Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...

 between 1222 and 1292), was the son of Tunggul Ametung and the first husband of Ken Dedes

Ken Dedes

Ken Dedes, first queen of Singhasari, was the consort of Ken Arok, the first ruler of Singhasari, Java, Indonesia. She was later considered as the origin of the lineage of kings that rule Java, the great mother of the Rajasa dynasty, the royal family that ruled Java from the Singhasari to the...

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Tunggul Ametung, who was a resident of Singashari before it became a kingdom, was killed by Ken Arok

Ken Arok

Ken Arok was the founder and first ruler of the Singhasari Kingdom, an ancient Hindu-Budhist kingdom in the East Java area of Indonesia. He was considered as the founder of Rajasa dynasty of both the Singhasari and Majapahit line of monarchs. He came from humble origins but subsequently rose to...

 using a cursed

Curse

A curse is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or misfortune will befall or attach to some other entity—one or more persons, a place, or an object...

 kris

Kris

The kris or keris is an asymmetrical dagger or sword nowadays most strongly associated with the culture of Indonesia, but also indigenous to Malaysia, Southern Thailand and Brunei. It is known as kalis in the southern Philippines. The kris is famous for its distinctive wavy blade , but many have...

, a type of Javanese knife, forged by Mpu Gandring

Mpu Gandring

Mpu Gandring was a famous Keris maker, a type of Javanese knife. He lived during the Kediri era and killed by Ken Arok using his uncompleted keris....

. After he killed Tunggul Ametung, Ken Arok married Ken Dedes and built a Singashari Kingdom where he was the first king. Ken Arok married Ken Dedes because she was a very beautiful woman and was the Nareshwari, who could bring power to any man who married her.

Anusapati was killed by his half-brother, Panji Tohjaya

Panji Tohjaya

Panji Tohjaya was the third king of Singhasari. He was the son of Ken Arok and his second wife, Ken Umang. After his father was killed by his half-brother, Anusapati, he took revenge and assumed his father's throne. He only ruled for several months before his cousin, Ranggawuni, rebelled and took...

 by the same kris he used to kill Ken Arok

Ken Arok

Ken Arok was the founder and first ruler of the Singhasari Kingdom, an ancient Hindu-Budhist kingdom in the East Java area of Indonesia. He was considered as the founder of Rajasa dynasty of both the Singhasari and Majapahit line of monarchs. He came from humble origins but subsequently rose to...

.The keris is said to be cursed and Ken Arok's next seven generation's will all die by the keris.