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===Bureaucracy officials=== During his daily administration, the king is assisted by bureaucratic state officials that also included the close relatives of the kings that hold certain esteemed titles. The royal order or edict usually transmitted from the king to the high officials well to their subordinates. The officials in Majapahit courts are: :* ''Rakryan Mahamantri Katrini'', usually reserved for the king's heir :* ''Rakryan Mantri ri Pakira-kiran'', the board of [[Minister (government)|ministers]] that conduct the daily administration :* ''Dharmmadhyaksa'', the officials of laws, state laws as well as religious laws :* ''Dharmma-upapatti'', the officials concerning religious affairs Within the ministers of ''Rakryan Mantri ri Pakira-kiran'' there is the most important and the highest minister titled ''Rakryan Mapatih'' or ''Patih Hamangkubhumi''. This position is analogous to [[prime minister]], and together with the king, they determine the important state policies, including war or peace. Among the Dharmmadhyaksa officials, there is ''Dharmmadhyaksa ring Kasewan'' (State's highest Hindu [[Shivaist]] priest) and ''Dharmmadhyaksa ring Kasogatan'' (State's highest Buddhist priest), both are the authorities of the religious law of each dharmic faiths. There is also the board of advisors which consists of the elders within the royal family called ''Bhattara Saptaprabhu''. This council consists of seven influential elders{{snd}}mostly directly related to the king. They are the ''Bhres'' (Duke or Duchess) acted as regional kings, the rulers of Majapahit provinces. This council congregates, offers advice, considered the king, and often formed an assembly to judge a certain important case in the court. Example of their office was, their sentence to temporarily suspend Mahamantri Gajah Mada, as a punishment since he was held responsible for the shamefully disastrous [[Battle of Bubat|Bubat incident]]. The council also sentenced the execution of Raden Gajah (Narapati) for decapitating Bhre Wirabhumi in [[Regreg War|Regreg war]].<ref name="BP-Sejarah Nasional">{{cite book| title = Sejarah Nasional Indonesia: Zaman Kuno β Volume 2 dari Sejarah Nasional Indonesia| author1 = Marwati Djoened Poesponegoro| author2 = Soejono (R. P.)| author3 = Richard Z. Leirissa| publisher = PT Balai Pustaka| year = 2008| isbn = 9789794074084| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LReVFTELXcwC&pg=PA516| language = id}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>{{rp|page=481}}
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