Adityawarman
Adityawarman (formal
regnal name Maharajadiraja Srīmat Srī Udayādityawarma Pratāpaparākrama Rājendra Maulimāli Warmadewa. ) was a king of
Malayapura Suvarnabhumi, and is the successor of the
Mauli dynasty based in central
Sumatra. He was the cousin of
Jayanegara, king of
Majapahit from 1309 to 1328, and the grandson of
Tribhuwanaraja, king of
Melayu Kingdom. Adityawarman was awarded the Senior Minister of Majapahit (''wreddamantri'') and used this authority to launch Majapahit military expansion plans and conquer east coast region in Sumatra. Adityawarman then founded the royal dynasty of
Minangkabau in
Pagaruyung and presided over the central Sumatra region to take control of the gold trade between 1347 and 1375.
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