Adityawarman

Adityawarman (also Adityavarman), according to a 16th century Javanese text, was the son of a Malay princess captured in 1263 and a Javanese prince. He was related to the royal house of Majapahit and brought up in that kingdom's kraton.

Adityawarman conquered Jambi region in Sumatra, and later the Tanah Datar region in central Sumatra to take control of the gold trade. Adityawarman then founded the royal dynasty of Minangkabau in Pagar Ruyung and presided over the central Sumatra region between 1347 and 1375.

References

*cite book
first=Peter S.
last=Bellwood
coauthors = Glover, Ian
title=Southeast Asia: From Prehistory to History
publisher = Routledge
date=2004
isbn=041529777X
*cite journal
title=Economic change in Minangkabau as a factor in the rise of the Padri movement, 1784-1830.
last=Dobbin
first=Christine
date=1977
journal=Indonesia
volume=23
issue=1
pages=1–38
doi=10.2307/3350883
*cite journal
title=From megaliths to tombstones: the transition from pre-history to early Islamic period in highland West Sumatra.
date=2004
journal=Indonesia and the Malay World
volume=32
issue=93
last=Miksic
first=John
doi=10.1080/1363981042000320134
pages=191

ee also

* Pagaruyung Kingdom