Mahendravarman (Chenla)

Names
	Mahendravarman

Mahendravarman I
មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី១
Mahendravarman I; មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី១
King of Chenla
Reign	598-610
Predecessor	Bhavavarman I
Successor	Isanavarman I
Born	Bhavapura
Died	611
Issue	Isanavarman I
Names
Names
	Mahendravarman
House	Chenla
Dynasty	Varman
Father	Viravarman; Sarvabhauma (grandfather)

Mahendravarman (Khmer: មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័ន, vraḥ kamrateṅ añ Śrī Mahendravarmma in Pre-Angkorian Khmer: វ្រះកម្រតេង៑អញ៑ឝ្រីមហេន្ទ្រវម៌្ម; also titled Citrasena, Khmer: ចិត្រសេន Chinese: 摩訶陀羅跋摩; pinyin: Móhètuóluóbamó) was also called Protégé of the Great Indra.

Biography

Mahendravarman was a king of the kingdom of Chenla, modern day Cambodia, during the 6th century. Chenla was the direct predecessor of the Khmer empire. Citrasena was a close relative of Bhavavarman I (Khmer: ភវវរ្ម័នទី១), whom he joined to conquer the Kingdom of Funan, and whom he succeeded as king and adopting the name Mahendravarman.^[2]^[3] After Bhavavarman's death, Mahendravarman took residence in the capital at Sambor Prei Kuk while the same time Hiraṇyavarman (Khmer: ហិរណ្យវរ្ម័ន) was ruling Cambodia.

Mahendravarman sent an ambassador to Champa to "ensure friendship between the two countries."^[2]^: 326^[3]^: 69

After the death of Mahendravarman, his son Īśānavarman^[3]^: 69 (Khmer: ឦសានវរ្ម័ន, Pre-Angkorian Khmer: ឦឝានវម៌្ម) had taken the control of the kingdom, where his father ruled for several years. He ruled the kingdom until 628 before dying in 639.

Sons of Īśānavarman

Śivadatta Khmer: ឝិវទត្ត, mod. Khmer: សិវទត្ត
Īsvarakumāra Khmer: ឦឝ្វរកុមារ, mod. Khmer: ឦស្វរកុមារ or ឥសូរកុមារ
Yuvarāja Khmer: យុវរាជ) (Crown Prince) - Name not identified from historical records

References

^ Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.
^ ^a ^b Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443
^ ^a ^b ^c Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.

Coedes, G. (1962). "The Making of South-east Asia." London: Cox & Wyman Ltd.

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Preceded by Bhavavarman I	king of Chenla 600-616	Succeeded by Isanavarman I

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[1] Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.

[Higham-2] Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443

[Coedes-3] Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.

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