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 reasserted the state's control over commercial activities; imposing taxes, regulating prices, and managing trade volumes. He also removed the ponggawa elite from power by relocating them to Jayakarta.