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Gajah Mada is a campaign in Age of Empires II HD: Rise of the Rajas. It is based on the exploits of the real-life Gajah Mada (ca. 1310 โ€“ ca. 1364), the Mahapatih (equal to a viceregent) of the Majapahit Empire known for bringing the empire into the peak of its glory.

Campaign[]

โ€œ On the island of Java, a new power is rising. Gajah Mada, prime minister of Majapahit conspires to build an empire to rule the waves and islands of the archipelago. Will he be able to balance his unconditional loyalty to the king with his growing ambitions? โ€
—In-game campaign description

The Gajah Mada campaign consists of 5 scenarios. The player plays as the Malay, and the player color is red.

  1. The Story of Our Founders
  2. Unconditional Loyalty
  3. The Oath to Unify Nusantara
  4. Serving the New King
  5. The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy

The campaign is narrated by Gajah Mada himself, who had been exiled in the aftermath of the Battle of Bubat.

Unit[]

โ€œ I would not indulge in any pleasures until I had conquered the entire Indonesian archipelago for the glory of the Majapahit! โ€
—Intro of The Oath to Unify Nusantara

Gajah Mada is an infantry hero found in the titular campaign and in the Scenario Editor. He is displayed as a two-handed-sword-wielding infantry with his own unique sprite. Boasting massive amounts of hit points and attack damage, he is one of the strongest heroes in-game. He makes two appearances in Unconditional Loyalty and The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy. If he is killed during the campaigns, the game is not lost. As a hero, he cannot be converted and can regenerate health.

He is one of the starting units in the Battle Royale Majapahit Empire map.

Campaign appearances[]

Gajah Mada
  • Unconditional Loyalty: Gajah Mada leads Majapahit forces attempting to lift the siege of Trowulan and evacuate King Jayanegara from the city.
  • The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy: Gajah Mada's troops attempt to force the Sunda Princes in Trowulan to submit, while he commands the southern army prepared to invade Trowulan and kill the princes.
Bayinnaung
  • The Old Tiger: Before the Definitive Edition, Gajah Mada is stationed in the westernmost Rakhine fortress.

History[]

At its zenith, the Majapahit Empire had controlled roughly what would be part of Indonesia today. He is also famous for his Sumpah Palapa ("Palapa Oath"), where he vowed to not consume any food with spices until all of the Indonesian archipelago (then known as Nusantara) belongs to the Majapahit Empire. Today he is remembered by the people of Indonesia as one of their greatest heroes.

Trivia[]

  • Despite the campaign being named after Gajah Mada, the first scenario actually focuses on the foundation of the Majapahit Empire by Raden Wijaya.
  • The outro of the second scenario only hints at the danger that King Jayanegara is in due to his advances towards other women of the court, and the intro of the third scenario simply proclaims his sudden death, with neither directly mentioning Gajah Mada's involvement. The outro of the last scenario, on the other hand, explicitly has Gajah Mada admit that Jayanegara's death was his scheme. In reality, it is unknown why Jayanegara died, although assassination by his doctor or a member of his court is the leading suspicion.
  • The campaign map features a Borobudur ship as the scenario icon, which was about 500 years older and was not used by the Majapahit Empire. The main Majapahit ship was the jong, a type of large ship, armed with guns (bedil / cetbang), with crew equipment including bows and arrows, shields, javelins, long shields, and chainmail.
  • The in-game unit sprite shows a bare-chested, muscular man, wielding a two-handed longsword and wearing a fabric (sarong) at the waist. While this may have been true on civilian duties, his official outfit might have been different: Kidung Sundayana stated that in the war, Gajah Mada wore a golden embossed karambalangan (breastplate), armed with a gold-layered spear, and with a shield full of diamond decoration.
  • Throughout the campaign, the term Indonesia is used to refer to the eponymous archipelago. It's an anachronistic term as it dates to the 19th century. The Indonesian archipelago was known as Nusantara during the Majapahit era, as attested in the Nagarakretagama and even the Palapa Oath itself.
  • Along with Bayinnaung, this is the first campaign that is self-narrated.

Gallery[]

Heroes in Age of Empires II
The Age of Kings
Non-military Archbishop ยท Emperor in a Barrel ยท Friar Tuck ยท Harold Haardraade (removed) ยท Ornlu the Wolf ยท Shah
Infantry Aethelfrith ยท Charlemagne ยท Charles Martel ยท El Cid ยท Erik the Red ยท Hrolf the Ganger ยท Hunting Wolf ยท Joan the Maid ยท King Arthur ยท Kitabatake ยท La Hire ยท Minamoto ยท Sheriff of Nottingham ยท Siegfried ยท Theodoric the Goth ยท William Wallace
Cavalry Belisarius ยท Constable Richemont ยท Duke D'Alenรงon ยท Frankish Paladin ยท Gawain ยท Guy Josselyne ยท Joan of Arc ยท Kushluk ยท Lancelot ยท Master of the Templar ยท Mordred ยท Reynald de Chatillon ยท Richard the Lionheart ยท Roland ยท Sieur Bertrand ยท Sieur de Metz ยท Sir John Fastolf ยท The Black Prince
Archer Archer of the Eyes ยท Genghis Khan ยท Lord de Graville ยท Robin Hood  ยท Subotai ยท Tamerlane
Siege Bad Neighbor ยท God's Own Sling ยท Jean Bureau ยท Jean de Lorrain ยท Saboteur
Building Dome of the Rock ยท Great Pyramid ยท The Accursed Tower ยท The Tower of Flies
The Conquerors
Non-military Imam ยท King Alfonso ยท King Sancho ยท Pope Leo I
Infantry Harald Hardrada ยท Nobunaga ยท Scythian Wild Woman
Cavalry Alexander Nevski ยท Attila the Hun ยท Bleda the Hun ยท El Cid Campeador ยท Henry V ยท Scythian Scout ยท William the Conqueror
Ship Admiral Yi Sun-Shin
The Forgotten
Non-military Chand Bardai ยท Queen (formerly) ยท Sanyogita
Infantry Cuauhtemoc ยท Francesco Sforza ยท Frederick Barbarossa
Cavalry Jarl ยท Saladin ยท Savar (removed) ยท Vlad Dracula
Archer Francisco de Orellana ยท Gonzalo Pizarro ยท Khosrau ยท Osman ยท Prithvi ยท Prithviraj
Building Quimper Cathedral
The African Kingdoms
Non-military Princess Yodit
Infantry Gidajan ยท Henry II ยท Itzcoatl ยท Little John ยท Pachacuti ยท Yekuno Amlak ยท Yodit
Cavalry Abraha Elephant ยท Babur ยท Miklos Toldi ยท Richard de Clare ยท Sumanguru ยท Sundjata ยท Tristan ยท Zawisza the Black
Archer Dagnajan ยท Guglielmo Embriaco ยท Huayna Capac ยท Musa ibn Nusayr ยท Mustafa Pasha ยท Pacal II ยท Su Dingfang ยท Tariq ibn Ziyad
Building Fortified Tower
Rise of the Rajas
Non-military Bui Bi ยท Jayanegara ยท Udayadityavarman I
Infantry Gajah Mada ยท Jayaviravarman ยท Le Lai (removed) ยท Le Loi ยท Le Trien ยท Sunda Royal Fighter
Cavalry Bayinnaung ยท Dinh Le ยท Envoy ยท Raden Wijaya ยท Suryavarman I ยท Wang Tong
Archer Luu Nhan Chu ยท Tabinshwehti
Building Gol Gumbaz ยท Sanchi Stupa
The Last Khans
Non-military King Bela IV
Infantry Ataulf ยท Cusi Yupanqui ยท Ivaylo ยท Sosso Guard ยท Topa Yupanqui
Cavalry Alaric the Goth ยท Cuman Chief ยท Henry the Lion ยท Ivaylo ยท Le Lai ยท Tokhtamysh Khan ยท Tsar Konstantin ยท Vytautas the Great
Archer Girgen Khan ยท Kotyan Khan ยท Urus Khan
Ship Leif Erikson ยท The Middlebrook ยท Vasco da Gama
Lords of the West
Non-military Jacqueline of Hainaut
Infantry Dafydd ap Gruffydd ยท Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
Cavalry Bernard d'Armagnac ยท Bohemond ยท Edward Longshanks ยท Gilbert de Clare ยท John the Fearless ยท Philip the Good ยท Robert Guiscard ยท Roger Bosso
Siege Warwolf Trebuchet
Dawn of the Dukes
Non-military Jadwiga
Infantry Young Jadwiga
Cavalry Algirdas ยท Dmitry of Moscow ยท Emperor Sigismund ยท Jan Zizka ยท Jogaila ยท Kestutis ยท Mikhail of Tver ยท Ulrich von Jungingen
Dynasties of India
Infantry Amoghavarsha
Cavalry General Araiyan ยท Mihira Bhoja ยท Rajendra Chola ยท Young Babur
Archer Ibrahim Lodi ยท Qutlugh ยท Shaybani Khan
The Mountain Royals
Non-military Tamar
Infantry Yury ยท Zakare ยท Stephan ยท Mleh
Cavalry Ismail ยท Shah Ismail ยท Selim the Grim ยท Thoros ยท Ivane
The Three Kingdoms
Non-military Emperor in a Litter ยท Yu Ji ยท Zhang Jue ยท Zhuge Liang
Infantry Liu Bei ยท Zhang Fei
Cavalry Cao Cao ยท Dong Zhuo ยท Guan Yu ยท Lรผ Bu ยท White Tiger Yan ยท Sun Ce ยท Sun Jian ยท Zhao Yun
Archer Sun Quan ยท Yuan Shao ยท Zhou Yu
Siege Liu Biao
Campaigns in Age of Empires II
The Age of Kings
William Wallace PC: Marching and Fighting ยท Feeding the Army ยท Training the Troops ยท Research and Technology ยท The Battle of Stirling ยท Forge an Alliance ยท The Battle of Falkirk
Xbox: Preparing for Battleยท The Battle of Stirling ยท Forge an Alliance ยท The Battle of Falkirk
Joan of Arc An Unlikely Messiah ยท The Maid of Orleans ยท The Cleansing of the Loire ยท The Rising ยท The Siege of Paris ยท A Perfect Martyr
Saladin An Arabian Knight ยท Lord of Arabia ยท The Horns of Hattin ยท The Siege of Jerusalem ยท Jihad! ยท The Lion and the Demon
Genghis Khan Crucible ยท A Life of Revenge ยท Into China ยท The Horde Rides West ยท The Promise ยท Pax Mongolica
Barbarossa Holy Roman Emperor ยท Henry the Lion ยท Pope and Antipope ยท The Lombard League ยท Barbarossa's March ยท The Emperor Sleeping
Others E3 1998
* added with update 75350
The Conquerors
Attila the Hun The Scourge of God ยท The Great Ride ยท The Walls of Constantinople ยท A Barbarian Betrothal ยท The Catalaunian Fields ยท The Fall of Rome
El Cid Brother against Brother ยท The Enemy of my Enemy ยท The Exile of the Cid ยท Black Guards ยท King of Valencia ยท Reconquista
Montezuma Reign of Blood ยท The Triple Alliance ยท Quetzalcoatl ยท La Noche Triste ยท The Boiling Lake ยท Broken Spears
Battles of the Conquerors Tours ยท Vinlandsaga ยท Hastings ยท Manzikert ยท Agincourt ยท Lepanto ยท Kyoto ยท Noryang Point
Hidden scenario The Saxon Revolt
The Forgotten
Alaric HD: All Roads Lead to a Besieged City ยท Legionaries on the Horizon! ยท Emperor of the West ยท The Sack of Rome
DE: The Battle of the Frigidus ยท Razing Hellas ยท The Belly of the Beast ยท The Giant Falls ยท A Kingdom of Our Own
Vlad Dracula The Dragon Spreads His Wings ยท The Return of the Dragon ยท The Breath of the Dragon ยท The Moon Rises ยท The Night Falls
Bari HD: Arrival at Bari ยท The Rebellion of Melus ยท The Great Siege
DE: Arrival at Bari ยท The Rebellion of Melus ยท Loose Ends ยท The Best Laid Plans ยท The Onrushing Tide
Sforza HD: An End and a Beginning ยท O Fortuna ยท The Hand of a Daughter ยท The Ambrosian Republic ยท A New Duke of Milan
DE: Mercenaries and Masters ยท His Own Man ยท Prodigal Son ยท Blood and Betrayal ยท Viva Sforza!
El Dorado# (removed) Tales of La Canela ยท The Split ยท The Amazones ยท The Cannibals
Prithviraj* HD: A Promising Warrior ยท The Digvijaya ยท The Elopement ยท Battles of Tarain
DE: Born of Fire ยท The Digvijaya ยท Hand of a Princess ยท The Fate of India ยท The Legend of Prithviraj
Battles of the Forgotten@ Bukhara ยท Dos Pilas ยท York ยท Honfoglalรกs ยท Langshan Jiang ยท Kurikara ยท Cyprus ยท Bapheus ยท Kaesong (cut)
# added with patch 3.3; * added with patch 3.5; @ added with patch 3.6
The African Kingdoms
Tariq ibn Ziyad The Battle of Guadalete ยท Consolidation and Subjugation ยท Divide and Conquer ยท Crossing the Pyrenees ยท Razzia
Sundjata Hunted ยท The Sting of the Scorpion ยท Djeriba Gold ยท Blood on the River Bank ยท The Lion's Den
Francisco de Almeida The Old World ยท Lion of Africa ยท Ruins of Empires ยท Estado da India ยท A Son's Blood
Yodit Path of Exile ยท The Right Partner ยท A Fallen Crown ยท Broken Stelae ยท Welcome Home
Rise of the Rajas
Gajah Mada The Story of Our Founders ยท Unconditional Loyalty ยท The Oath to Unify Nusantara ยท Serving the New King ยท The Pasunda Bubat Tragedy
Suryavarman I Usurpation ยท Quelling the Rebellion ยท A Dangerous Mission ยท Challenging a Thalassocracy ยท Nirvanapada
Bayinnaung The Burmese Tigers ยท The Mandalay Cobra ยท The Royal Peacock ยท The White Elephant ยท The Old Tiger
Le Loi The Dai Viet Uprising ยท The Mountain Siege ยท The Battle at Hanoi ยท Reaching South ยท A Three-Pronged Attack ยท The Final Fortress
Definitive Edition
The Art of War Early Economy ยท Booming ยท Rushing the Enemy ยท Fast Castle Age ยท Defending Against A Rush ยท Land Battle ยท Destroying a Castle ยท Naval Battle ยท Battle Formations
Pachacuti A New Power Arises ยท The Field of Blood ยท War of Brothers ยท The Falcon's Tent ยท Like Father, Like Son

Historical Battles
Tours ยท Vinlandsaga ยท Hastings ยท Manzikert ยท Agincourt ยท Kyoto ยท Noryang Point
Bukhara ยท Kurikara ยท Cyprus ยท Bapheus ยท Lepanto
Dos Pilas ยท York ยท Honfoglalรกs ยท Lake Poyang
Event scenarios E3 2019 Demo ยท Mongol Raiders ยท Barbarossa Brawl ยท Mangudai Madness ยท The Siege (co-op) ยท Ayn Jalut
The Last Khans
Tamerlane Amir of Transoxiana ยท Gurkhan of Persia ยท Harbinger of Destruction ยท Sultan of Hindustan ยท Scourge of the Levant ยท A Titan Amongst Mortals
Ivaylo A Most Unlikely Man ยท An Unlikely Alliance ยท Tsar of the Bulgars ยท Echoes of Heroes ยท Where the One-Eyed Man is King
Kotyan Khan Raising the Banners ยท The Battle at the Kalka River ยท Saving the Huts ยท Blood for Blood ยท A New Home
Lords of the West
Edward Longshanks Vain Ambition ยท A Man of God ยท Of Castles and Kings ยท Toom Tabard ยท Hammer of the Scots
Grand Dukes A Kingdom Divided ยท The Wolf and the Lion ยท The Cleansing of Paris ยท Unholy Marriage ยท The Hook and Cod Wars ยท The Maid Falls
The Hautevilles Guiscard Arrives ยท Roger in Sicily ยท Bohemond and the Emperor ยท Bohemond in the East ยท Wonder of the World
Dawn of the Dukes
Algirdas and Kestutis Family Affairs ยท No Man's Land ยท The Tatar Yoke ยท A Worthy Opponent ยท In the Shadow of the Throne
Jadwiga The Matter of the Crown ยท Star of the Poles ยท Duel of the Dukes ยท The Siege of Vilnius ยท Vytautas' Crusade ยท The Fruits of Her Labor
Jan Zizka The One-Eyed Wanderer ยท Courage and Coin ยท The Iron Lords ยท The Golden City ยท The Emperor's Fury ยท Warrior of God
Dynasties of India
Babur Pearl of the East ยท The Last Timurids ยท Into India ยท The Battle of Panipat ยท The Rajputs
Rajendra The Successor ยท Deeds of the Father ยท Rising Star ยท Sacred Waters ยท Slaying the Vritra
Devapala Dissatisfaction ยท Desire ยท Renunciation ยท Liberation? ยท Enlightenment
The Mountain Royals
Ismail The Red Hats ยท Road to Royalty ยท Alexander Safavi ยท The Fallen Amir ยท Khata'i
Thoros II Outlawed ยท The Emperor's Revenge ยท Caught in the Crossfire ยท Bloody Crestwaves ยท Of Turncoats and Traitors
Tamar Takeover ยท Yury's Revenge ยท The Protectorate ยท Tamar the Builder ยท The Queen in the Panther's Skin
Victors and Vanquished
Victors and Vanquished
Charlemagne ยท Finehair ยท Ironside ยท Nobunaga
Drake ยท Fetih ยท Gaiseric ยท Robert ยท Temujin ยท Xie An*
Constantine XI ยท Karlsefni ยท Komnenos ยท Mstislav ยท Otto ยท Ragnar ยท Seljuk ยท Shimazu ยท Stephen ยท Vortigern
* added with update 141935
The Three Kingdoms
Liu Bei The Oath of the Peach Garden ยท Heroes of the Realm ยท The Scholar and the Sandal Maker ยท The Great Escape ยท The Battle of Red Cliffs
Cao Cao The Yellow Turban Rebellion ยท Emperor In All But Name ยท The Battle of Guandu ยท Lord of the North ยท The Battle of Red Cliffs
Sun Clan The Imperial Seal ยท The Conquest of Jiangdong ยท The White Tiger ยท The Avenger ยท The Battle of Red Cliffs