Mauli

The Mauli were the Buddhist dynasty of Bhumi Malayu, better known by its later capital Dharmasraya, along the Batanghari river. They emerged after the Chola raid of 1025 broke Srivijayan and Sailendra power. An inscription at Grahi in 1183 names King Trailokyaraja Maulibhusana Warmadewa, while the Padang Roco inscription of 1286 records Maharaja Tribhuwanaraja at Dharmasraya.

The Pamalayu expedition from Singhasari made the kingdom a Javanese ally. Princesses Dara Jingga and Dara Petak were carried to Java; Dara Petak married Raden Wijaya, founder of Majapahit, and bore its second king Jayanegara.

Dara Jingga's son Adityawarman served Majapahit before returning to Sumatra. From about 1347 he ruled at Pagaruyung, controlling the gold trade of central Sumatra; his last known inscription dates to 1375. His son Ananggawarman succeeded him, and this realm is regarded as the seed of the later Minangkabau kingdom.