Nṛpatendradevī Explained

Nṛpatendradevī
Succession:Queen of Upper Chenla (Land Chenla)
Reign:c. 8th-century
Predecessor:Indrani
Successor:Jayendrabhā
Succession1:Queen consort of Lower Chenla (Water Chenla)
Reign1:c. 8th-century
Reign-Type1:Tenure
Issue:Mahipativarman
Jayendrabhā
Mother:Indrani

Nrpendradevi or Nṛpatendradevī (8th-century), was a queen regnant of Sambhupura Chenla in Cambodia.[1] She was also the queen of, the king of Lower Chenla.

She was the daughter of Queen Indrani of Sambhupura and King (also known as Indraloka). She inherited the throne from her mother instead of her brother, prince (Rudravarman), who instead married their cousin, princess Narendradevi of Chenla.[1]

Queen Nrpendradevi married her cousin and nephew, her brother's son prince of Chenla, and became the mother of queen Jayendrabhā, who succeeded her on the throne.[1] Also, Mahipativarman was the son of Rajendravarman I and her.[1] Rajendravarman I, the ruler of Lower Chenla,[2] became King consort of Sambhupura by marrying her.[3] It seems that the kingdom of Sambhupura was Land Chenla and the kingdom of Vyadhapura was Water Chenla.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Jacobsen, Trudy . Lost Goddesses: The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History . 2008 . NIAS Press . 978-87-7694-001-0 . 27–30 . en.
  2. Book: Sharan, Mahesh Kumar . Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia . Abhinav Publications . 2003 . 978-81-7017-006-8 . 34. en.
  3. Jacobsen . Trudy . 2003 . Autonomous Queenship in Cambodia, 1st–9th Centuries AD . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society . 13 . 3 . 371–375 . 10.1017/S1356186303003420 .
  4. Book: Majumdar, R. C. . R. C. Majumdar. Kambuja Desa - Or An Ancient Hindu Colony In Cambodia . 2020-10-16 . Read Books Ltd . 978-1-5287-6033-1 . en. Until recently it was generally held that the kingdom of Śambhupura corresponded to the Kambuja of land, and that of Vyādhapura, to the Kambuja of water of the Chinese chronicles..