Mahipativarman Explained

Mahipativarman
Mahipativarman
Succession:King of Lower Chenla (Water Chenla)
Reign:c. AD 780[1]
Successor:Jayavarman II
Spouse:Rajendradevi
Issue:Indradevi
Dynasty:Varman
Royal House:Baladityapura
Mother:Nripatindradevi
Birth Place:Aninditapura
Death Date:c. AD 780
Death Place:Aninditapura
Religion:Hinduism

Mahipativarman (Khmer: ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ មហិទ្ធិវរ្ម័ន) was the son of King . The last king of the Lower Chenla (also called) kingdom, he was beheaded by King Sanjaya.[2] [3]

Mahipativarman, the king of Water Chenla, expressed his desire before his courtiers, to see the chopped head of the king of Zabag which is identified with Java. This information was known to Sanjaya, the king of Java. So Sanjaya conquered the Water Chenla and beheaded Mahipativarman. And then, Sanjaya installed a new king, Jayavarman II, on the throne as his vassal. Jayavarman first remained subordinate to Java for some time and thereafter declared independence.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sharan, Mahesh Kumar . Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia . Abhinav Publications . 2003 . 978-81-7017-006-8 . 32–34. en.
  2. O'Reilly. Dougald.. 2003. Burnished Beauty: The Art of Stone in Early Southeast Asia (review). Asian Perspectives. 42. 1. 163–164. 10.1353/asi.2003.0029. 1535-8283.
  3. Goodall. Dominic. 2011. Bhattacharya, Kamaleswar (Ed.), in collaboration with Karl-Heinz Golzio, A Selection of Sanskrit Inscriptions from Cambodia. Indo-Iranian Journal. 54. 1. 49–60. 10.1163/001972410x519920. 0019-7246.