Kambuja-raja-lakshmi explained

Kambujarajalakshmi
កម្ពុជរាជលក្ស្មី
Queen Kambujarajalakshmi
Succession:Queen regnant of Chenla
Reign:575–580 AD[1]
Predecessor:Vira Varman
Successor:Bhavavarman I
Father:Shreshthavarman
Spouse:Bhavavarman I
Issue:Bhavavarman II
Royal House:House of Kambuj
Dynasty:Chenla (Solar Dynasty)
Birth Place:Shreshthapura
Religion:Hindu

Queen Kambujarajalakshmi or Kambuja-raja-lakshmi (Khmer: កម្ពុជរាជលក្ស្មី, Thai: กัมพุชราชลักษมี) was a Semi legendary queen regnant of Chenla in Cambodia in 575-580.[2]

Biography

Kambujarajalakshmi was a Princess of King Shreshthavarman of Shreshthapura, and belonged to the oldest line of the Chenla royal dynasty through her mother. According to a traditional version of events, she succeeded king Vira Varman in 575, and was succeeded on the throne by her spouse, Bhavavarman I, who succeeded to the throne by marriage.

However, there are no contemporary sources for her reign, and there are theories that she is a later invention.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sharan, Mahesh Kumar . Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia . Abhinav Publications . 2003 . 978-81-7017-006-8 . 33. en.
  2. Cœdès, George. The Making of South East Asia. — Routledge, 2015.