Kandis ( Mandailing Batak: ᯄ᯦ᯊᯚ᯲) was an ancient

Minangkabau Minangkabau may refer to: * Minangkabau culture, culture of the Minangkabau people * Minangkabau Culture Documentation and Information Center * Minangkabau Express, an airport rail link service serving Minangkabau International Airport (''see belo ...

kingdom Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...

based in the western-central region of Sumatra island, which is part of the modern-day

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West Sumatra West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5,534,472 at the 2020 cen ...

, Jambi, and

Riau Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Acco ...

. The kingdom of Kandis is estimated to have been established since 1st century BC, believed to be the oldest Minangkabau kingdom in Sumatra, as well as the

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in general. In the 13th century AD, the area of where Kandis Kingdom located is still remain known as Kandis, it is mentioned as one of the Majapahit territories () in an

Old Javanese Old Javanese or Kawi is the oldest attested phase of the Javanese language. It was spoken in the eastern part of what is now Central Java and the whole of East Java, Indonesia. As a literary language, Kawi was used across Java and on the island ...

literary work of written in

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by Prapanca.

References

{{reflist History of Sumatra History of Indonesia Precolonial states of Indonesia