I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung


I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung during his lifetime was titled Ida Tjokorda Ngurah Made Agung or after his death was titled Ida Tjokorda Mantuk Ring Rana was the 6th King of Badung, Bali who reigned from 1902 to 1906. He is the son of I Gusti Gede Ngurah Pemecutan who is the 4th king of Badung. During the Dutch Intervention era in Bali he was a fighter who opposed the Dutch East Indies government in Southern Bali. In 2015 he was appointed as a National Hero of Indonesia by the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo.
He is also considered the 6th King of Denpasar.

Coronation

In 1902, I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung was inaugurated as the 6th King, replacing the previous King, I Gusti Alit Ngurah Pemecutan.
In fact, the one who has the right to replace the late I Gusti Alit Ngurah Pemecutan is I Gusti Alit Ngurah who is the crown prince of King Denpasar V, but because he was only 6 years old at that time and not old enough to be crowned as King, the position of King was temporarily held by I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung who was the half-brother of King Denpasar V.

1906 Puputan Badung War

Dutch colonial conquest in Indonesia

Awards

For his services, I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung was named a National Hero of Indonesia on November 5] 2015 based on Presidential Decree Number 116/TK/Year 2015 which was signed on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 by President Joko Widodo.
The Denpasar City Government immortalized the name of I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung through the name of the field which was formerly called "Puputan Badung Field" now called "I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung Field", where the Puputan Badung war took place in 1906.
The figure of I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung is also immortalized in a statue monument located at the intersection of Veteran-Patimura Street.

Literature

In addition to being the King of Badung, I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung was also known as a great writer of his time. His literary works include Geguritan Dharma Sasana, Geguritan Niti Raja Sasana, Geguritan Nengah Jimbaran, Kidung Loda, Kakawin Atlas, and Geguritan Hredaya Sastra.
I Gusti Ngurah Made Agung is also known as the figure behind a very legendary and famous song among the Balinese people, namely Ratu Anom.