Somewhere I read that he ruled for 22 years. Somewhere I read that he ruled for 44 years. Here I'm reading that he lived for 18 years. Wtf is true?
Sorry, my mistake. Let me correct it:
1. I was wrong earlier when I said Jayabaya was only 18 at time of death. The correct info is he was king for 18 years, not lived for 18 years. I repeat, he ruled for 18 years, not lived for 18 years. Again, sorry my earlier mistake.
2. In his lifetime, Jayabaya was believed to have been the descendant of Vishnu, the Hindu God who is in charge of protecting and preserving the universe.
3. He was king of a kingdom called Kediri, not Indonesia. When he was alive, Indonesia obviously had not existed yet. However, Kediri Kingdom once ruled all of Java and even several islands outside of Java. For comparison, Java island is nearly as big as modern Austria.
4. His actual age remains unknown (22 or 44), at least for now. As mentioned earlier, Indonesia is fairly little known to most of the world, so its ancient history is obviously even far more obscure, let alone one of its many ancient kings.
5. There is an info saying that Jayabaya indeed lived to old age and experienced a Moksha in his final days. If you wanna know what a Moksha is, here's a definition from BBC:
"Hindus believe that the soul passes through a cycle of successive lives (samsara) and its next incarnation is always dependent on how the previous life was lived (karma). In a lifetime people build up karma, both good and bad, based on their actions within that lifetime. This karma affects their future lives and existences. People must take responsibility for their actions either within this life time or the next. Death is a key part of this cycle and is treated with specific importance. Death is the last samsara (cycle of life) referred to as the 'last sacrifice'. Moksha is the end of the death and rebirth cycle and is classed as the fourth and ultimate
artha (goal). It is the transcendence of all arthas. It is achieved by overcoming ignorance and desires. It is a paradox in the sense that overcoming desires also includes overcoming the desire for moksha itself. It can be achieved both in this life and after death."
This concept certainly lends credence to Luffy being the reincarnation of Joyboy, don't you think?