Pagaruyung Kingdom
Pagaruyung (Minangkabau: Karajaan Pagaruyuang, other name: Pagaruyung Dārul Qarār), also known as Pagarruyung, Pagar Ruyung and, Malayapura or Malayupura, was a kingdom that once stood in the island of Sumatra and the seat of the Minangkabau kings of Western Sumatra. Modern Pagaruyung is a village in Tanjung Emas subdistrict, Tanah Datar regency, located near the town of Batusangkar, Indonesia.
Malayapura ملاياڤورا Pagaruyung ڤاڬارويوڠ | |||||||||||
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| 1347–1833 | |||||||||||
Royal seal of
Sultan Tangkal Alam | |||||||||||
| Capital | Pagaruyung | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit, Minang, and Malay | ||||||||||
| Religion | Hindu-Buddhism (first era), Animism, Sunni Islam (last era) | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Maharaja Diraja | |||||||||||
• 1347–1375 (First King) | Adityawarman | ||||||||||
• 1789–1833 Last King) | Sultan Tangkal Alam | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1347 | ||||||||||
| 1833 | |||||||||||
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| Today part of | Indonesia | ||||||||||
| History of Indonesia |
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Prior to its establishment, the kingdom was part of Malayapura, a kingdom that the Amoghapasa inscription mentions was ruled by Adityawarman, who established himself as the ruler of Bhumi Malayu in Suwarnabhumi. Also included in Malayapura were the kingdom of Dharmasraya and several other kingdoms or conquests of Adityawarman.
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