Sri Kesari Warmadewa

Sri Kesari Warmadewa (spelled Śrī Kesarī Varmadeva in IAST transliteration) was the first king of Bali whose name is recorded in a written inscription.

[1][2] All of Sri Kesari's inscriptions are monuments to his military victories (jaya-stambha), against enemies at Gurun and Suwal (conjectured to be overseas islands) and "in the north" (kadya-kadya), probably referring to the mountainous regions of Bali.

What follows is not a literal translation but an approximate paraphrase in English: In Śaka 835, the month Phalguna, the waning half... [i.e. 13–27 February 914] ... the palace [or: "kingship"] of Śrī Kesarī ... ... enemies were undone ... [Pukuh: "a sign that"] ... in the north, until [they] arrived at unity [or: "at Tunggalan"] Sri Kesari is the first Balinese king whose name appears in inscriptions.

All inscriptions from Sri Kesari's reign were issued in the month of Phalguna of the Śaka year 835, which is roughly equivalent to February 914 CE.

In the Belanjong pillar, there are geographical references to the "island of Bali" (Vāli-dvīpa, B.2) and to a palace called Siṁhadvāla, though Damais read it Siṁhārccala (A.3).