The Kingdom of Bali reached the height of its power after the decline of Majapahit, the biggest and most powerful Kingdom of Indonesia.
Majapahit began to decline around the year 1478 A.D. The Kingdom of Bali freed itself from the declining Kingdom of Majapahit, then it was famous for its well organized goverment, culture, art and custom. The Kingdom of Bali was then centered at a place called Gelgel.
In 1650 I Gusti Agung Maruti, Premier of Kingdom of Gelgel, overthrew Dalem Dimade, the King of Gelgel and ended the Kingdom of Gelgel. The history of the Kingdom of Klungkung began in 1686. The King governed his kingdom in a more democratic way then the former King of Gelgel, i.e. the relation of the hight of Klungkung with the regional Kings was much better. The Kingdom of Gelgel was much like what we might now call unitarism while the Kingdom of Klungkung was much like a federation.
In the 19th century the regional kings of Klungkung as their supreme ruler, but politically he had no power over them. The structure of the Kingdom was much like a confederation.
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