| Mahendravarman I Central Khmer: មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី១ | |
| King of Chenla | |
| Reign: | 598-610[1] |
| Full Name: | Mahendravarman |
| Predecessor: | Bhavavarman I |
| Successor: | Isanavarman I |
| Issue: | Isanavarman I |
| Royal House: | Chenla |
| Dynasty: | Varman |
| Birth Place: | Bhavapura |
Mahendravarman (Central Khmer: មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័ន, vraḥ kamrateṅ añ Śrī Mahendravarmma in Pre-Angkorian Central Khmer: វ្រះកម្រតេង៑អញ៑ឝ្រីមហេន្ទ្រវម៌្ម; also titled Citrasena, Central Khmer: ចិត្រសេន) was also called Protégé of the Great Indra.
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 (Central 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 (Central Khmer: ហិរណ្យវរ្ម័ន) was ruling Cambodia.
Mahendravarman sent an ambassador to Champa to "ensure friendship between the two countries."[2] [3]
After the death of Mahendravarman, his son Īśānavarman[3] (Central Khmer: ឦសានវរ្ម័ន, Pre-Angkorian Central 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.
. George Coedès. Walter F. Vella. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. 1968. University of Hawaii Press. 978-0-8248-0368-1.