Dara Jingga was the daughter of King Srimat Tribhuwanaraja Mauliawarmadewa of the Dharmasraya Kingdom in Sumatra, and, along with her sister, was taken to Java to wed the Singhasari King.[3] The Dharmasraya kingdom may have had an alliance with Singhasari in order to face the Mongol invasion.
According to Pararaton, ten days after the expulsion of Mongol forces from Java, the Pamalayu expedition led by Mahisa Anabrang returned to Java. The expedition was sent by Singhasari King Kertanegara in 1275 to conquer Sumatra militarily and diplomatically. The returning Javanese troops brought two Malay princesses, two siblings Dara Jingga and Dara Petak to be presented for Kertanagara.[3]
The two princesses was originally intended for Kertanagara, however because the Singhasari King died, his heir Raden Wijaya took Dara Petak as his wife. According to Pararaton, Dara Jingga was mentioned as sira alaki dewa — she who has a husband named dewa — referring to Adwayawarman, highly likely to be one of the participating Singhasari officials (Dyah Adwayabrahma from Padang Roco inscription) in the Pamalayu expedition that brought the Amoghapasa statue to Dharmasraya. He was sometimes also identified as Mahisa Anabrang, the leader of the Pamalayu expedition, as he bore the high ranking title of rakryan mahamentri, although this hypothesis needs further evidence. According to Pararaton, Dara Jingga lived in the Majapahit capital city and bore a son Tuhanku Janaka who became Malay king in Sumatra with title Mantrolot Warmadewa, identified as Adityawarman.[4][5]