According to tradition, Wijaya's son and successor, Jayanegara, was notorious for his immorality. One of his distasteful acts was his desire to take his half-sisters, Gitarja and Rajadewi, as wives. Since Javanese tradition abhorred the practice of half-siblings marrying, the council of royal elders spoke strongly against the king's wishes. It was not clear what motivated Jayanegara's wishit might have been his way to ensure his claim to the throne by preventing rivals from being his half-sisters' suitors, although in the later period of the Majapahit court the custom of marriage among cousins was quite common. In the Pararaton, he was known as Kala Gemet, or "weak villain". Around the time of Jayanegara's reign in the early 14th century, the Italian Friar Odoric of Pordenone visited the Majapahit court in Java. He mentioned Java to be well-populated and filled with cloves, nutmeg and many other spices. He also mentioned that the king of Java had seven vassals under him and engaged in several wars with the "khan of Cathay".
according to tradition wijaya's son and successor jayanegara was notorious for his immorality one of his distasteful acts was his desire to take his half-sisters gitarja and rajadewi as wives since javanese tradition abhorred the practice of half-siblings marrying the council of royal elders spoke strongly against the king's wishes it was not clear what motivated jayanegara's wishit might have been his way to ensure his claim to the throne by preventing rivals from being his half-sisters' suitors although in the later period of the majapahit court the custom of marriage among cousins was quite common in the pararaton he was known as kala gemet or "weak villain" around the time of jayanegara's reign in the early 14th century the italian friar odoric of pordenone visited the majapahit court in java he mentioned java to be well-populated and filled with cloves nutmeg and many other spices he also mentioned that the king of java had seven vassals under him and engaged in several wars with the "khan of cathay"