Siguntur

Siguntur was a kingdom in the Minangkabau highlands of western Sumatra, near Dharmasraya on the upper Batanghari. Local tradition traced it to 1250 and claimed descent from the Mauli dynasty.

Adityawarman, counted among its rulers in local tradition, ruled Malayapura from 1347 to 1375. A former Majapahit minister and tantric Buddhist king, he controlled the highland gold trade and founded the Pagaruyung dynasty. The highland states later came under Pagaruyung; Siguntur's court embraced Islam and its first Muslim ruler began his reign in 1575.