Gajah Mada's Dream

In 1336, Gajah Mada, Prime Minister of the Majapahit Empire, made an oath not to eat any food with spices until he had united all of Nusantara (OTL Indonesia, East Timor, Brunei, and the southern peninsula of Malaysia) under the Majapahit Empire. Unfortunately for the Empire, Mada died before he could achieve his dream, and the Majapahit Empire entered a period of decline when Hayam Wuruk died. It was unclear who would succeed him, so a Civil War broke out, weakening the Empire. But what if Wuruk had another son, who succeeded him as emperor, and united all of Nusantara, creating a new empire, which lasts to this day?