Bijayendrawarman was the name of one a '' yuwaraja'' (vice king, or crown prince) of the

Malayapura Pagaruyung (ڤاڬارويوڠ; 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'' subdis ...

kingdom, who ruled in the 14th century in the

Pasaman Regency Pasaman Regency is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of and had a population of 252,981 at the 2010 Census and 299,851 at the 2020 Census. The regency seat is the town of Lubuk Sikaping. Pasaman is located in t ...

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. Bijayendrawarman's name is written in

Lubuk Layang inscription Lubuk Layang inscription, also known as Kubu Sutan inscription, is an inscription found in 1970 in Kubu Sutan, Lubuk Layang, Rao Selatan district, Pasaman Regency, of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The inscription is carved into a sloping sandstone, part ...

, found in Pancahan village, in Rao Selatan district of Pasaman. It was stated that he built a ''

stupa A stupa ( sa, स्तूप, lit=heap, ) is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics (such as '' śarīra'' – typically the remains of Buddhist monks or nuns) that is used as a place of meditation. In Buddhism, circumam ...

'', in a place called Parwatapuri. When viewed paleographically, the writing on the inscription is similar to other writings issued during the reign of King

Adityawarman Adityawarman (formal regnal name Maharajadiraja Srīmat Srī Udayādityawarma Pratāpaparākrama Rājendra Maulimāli Warmadewa. ) was a king of Malayapura Suvarnabhumi, and is the successor of the Mauli dynasty based on central Sumatra. He w ...

. This means that there could be two ''yuwaraja'' at the same time; namely

Ananggawarman Ananggawarman was a crown prince (''yuvaraja'') of the Malayapura kingdom, which ruled at the end of the 14th century. The Malayapura kingdom was centered on the Minangkabau Highlands and its territory covers much of central Sumatra. The name Anang ...

as mentioned in the Saruaso II inscription, and Bijayendrawarman himself which could be another son of King Adityawarman. Bijayendrawarman's seat of government was located in the kingdom's border region (Pasaman), that might be indicating that he was a younger child, who was appointed to rule the area. Another possibility would be that Bijayendrawarman was associated to

Akarendrawarman Akarendrawarman was a ruler of Malayapura kingdom in the Minangkabau plateau. His name was found in the Pagaruyung VII inscription, which is written in Old Malay, his full title is ''Paduka Sri Maharajadhiraja Srimat Sri Akarendrawarman''. In carr ...

, the royal ruler before Adityawarman.

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{{reflist Indonesian Buddhist monarchs Minangkabau West Sumatra 14th-century Indonesian people

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