He loyally supported his elder brother, king Dalem Bekung, whose reign was beset by rebellions and abortive warfare.
[3] The reign of Dalem Segening was briefly troubled by a rebellion by the nobleman Pinatih, an event dated in 1605 by a Balinese text.
However, the warlike activities of the Makassar kingdom of South Sulawesi deprived the Gelgel ruler of his interests in Sumbawa in c. 1618-19, and jeopardized his hold on Lombok.
[8] The Dutch East Indies Company (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC) was interested in Bali for economic and strategical reasons, as being a Hindu realm that was opposed to the Muslim Mataram kingdom on Java.
It was quickly withdrawn, though, and Balinese trade with the outside world was henceforth carried out by Dutch private traders, Chinese, and various Indonesian groups.