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result of this competition, East Minangkabau became

important because of the pepper it had. The Umayyad dynasty
which was continued by the Abbasid dynasty was getting

stronger, finally trade was more monopolized by him than

China,
After the Singosari kingdom (1222–1292) became

strong in Java, the king Kertanegara (r. 1268–1292) sent a
Pamalayu expedition to East Minangkabau, this expedition was

greeted with the friendship of two Minang princesses namely
Dara Petak and Dara Jingga sent to Kertanegara. Before the

envoy reached Singosari, King Kertanegara died because of a

rebellion by Jaya Katwang. But after that Jaya Katwang was
killed in a fight by Raden Wijaya (r. 1293 – 1309) who used

the tactic of joining the Mongol army of Kublai Khan. After
the two Minang princesses arrived in Singosari, they found that

Raden Wijaya had become king in a new kingdom called
Majapahit (1293 – 1478) as the successor to the Singosari

kingdom,

There are many opinions about the life of Dara Jingga,
Dara Petak's sister, but it is clear that in the expansion of the

Majapahit area, under Ratu Tri Buana Tungga Dewi (1328–

1350) he sent Adityawarman (reigned 1347–1375) as king in
East Minangkabau (Darmasraya).