pagaruyung (also pagarruyung , pagar ruyung and, malayapura or malayupura ) was the seat of the minangkabau kings of western sumatra , though little is known about it. modern pagaruyung is a village in tanjung emas subdistrict, tanah datar regency, located near the town of batusangkar , indonesia . history beginnings adityawarman is believed to have founded the kingdom and presided over the central sumatra region between 1347 and 1375, most likely to control the local gold trade. the few artefacts recovered from adityawarman's reign include a number of stones containing inscriptions, and statues. some of these items were found at bukit gombak, a hill near modern pagarruyung, and it is believed a royal palace was located there. there is a major gap in the historical picture in the minangkabau highlands between the last date of adityawarman's inscription in 1375 and tomé pires suma oriental, written some time between 1513 and 1515. by the 16th century, the time of the next report after the reign of adi express yourself. organize your knowledge. expand your mind. discover the world. revolvy connects you with interesting topics, lists and quizzes. choose from hundreds of quizzes that test your knowledge. search through millions of topics. create a your personalized library of topics, and discover topics that others are following.
