Vīravarman Explained

Viravarman
វីរៈវរ្ម័ន
Viravarman
Succession:King of Chenla
Reign:560 – 575 AD
Predecessor:Sreshthavarman
Successor:Kambuja-raja-lakshmi
Dynasty:Chenla
Royal House:House of Bhavapura
Father:Sārvabhauma
Birth Place:Bhavapura
Religion:Hinduism

Viravarman (Central Khmer: វីរៈវរ្ម័ន, Thai: วีรวรมัน,) was the king of Chenla.[1]

Biography

King Viravarman was not from the House of Kaundinya (Lunar Dynasty). He was referred to in an inscription as the son of Sārvabhauma, the founder of the Chenla capital, Bhavapura. He was the father of King Mahendravarman and stepfather of King Bhavavarman I, who was the son of King Prathivīndravarman.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Preah Khan Reach and The Genealogy of Khmer Kings . Cambosastra . Kenneth T. So . March 2, 2017 . 2021-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210708043910/http://www.cambosastra.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Preah-Khan-Reach.pdf.
  2. Michael Vickery. (2003). Funan Reviewed: Deconstructing the Ancients. Bulletin de l’École Française d’Extrême-Orient, 90/91, 101–143. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43732647
  3. Book: Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations . Charles Higham . 2004 . 9780816046409 . March 14, 2023.