Ranamanggala restored the state's authority on commercial affairs; levying taxes, imposing prices and the volume of trade. He also exiled the ponggawa elites to the port of Jayakarta in the east, stripping the merchants' power altogether.
Ranamanggala reestablished the state's authority in commercial affairs, including taxation, pricing, and trade regulation. This move also had a significant impact on the power dynamics of the merchants, as he removed the ponggawa elite from their positions of influence.