Adityawarman, who ruled Minangkabau in the mid to late fourteenth century, was a Majapahit foster child born to a Malay mother named Dara Jingga and a Javanese father named Adwayawarman; Adityawarman's significance is evident in twenty-two inscriptions found in Minangkabau (now West Sumatra) and the Bhairawa statue preserved in the National Museum. However, despite these records, Adityawarman’s legacy is conspicuously absent from the collective memory of the Minangkabau people. His name is not featured in Kaba (oral stories) or other cultural traditions, such as the Randai. This article explores the dissonance between historical records and oral traditions, assessing the implications of Majapahit’s diplomatic efforts in Minangkabau. The findings indicate that while remnants of the Majapahit Kingdom are valued in Dharmasraya and Jambi, Adityawarman is largely excluded from the Minangkabau collective memory. The study concludes that this exclusion reflects the failure of Majapahit diplomacy to integrate Adityawarman into the region’s cultural identity.