The dynasty appeared almost two centuries after the fall of the
Sailendra dynasty that ruled
Srivijaya, after the
Chola invasion in 1025, led by
Rajendra from
Tamil Nadu, India. It seems that the family was once the member of the Srivijayan
mandala and stepped into the power to rule the former Srivijayan mandala which included Sumatra and
Malay Peninsula. The dynasty was based on the
Batanghari river system, initially centered in
Muaro Jambi, and considered as the
successor state of Srivijaya. In the later period, the kingdom's capital shifted inland upstream from Batanghari to
Dharmasraya, and later moved further inland to
Pagaruyung in present-day West Sumatra province. ==List of rulers==