Later in 1872, Van Kinsbergen published photographs of monuments in Java, but he was criticized for missing some important ruins, for instance, those of which are in the eastern of Kediri.
After the era of the Javanese kingdoms, Kediri declined as a major city and reduced to become a small rural settlement, and was later annexed by VOC as part of Dutch conquest of Java.
In 1045 Airlangga, who ruled Srivijaya, divided the Kahuripan kingdom into two, Janggala (Malang) and Kediri and abdicated in favour of his two sons to live the life of an ascetic.