Indravarman II (

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: जय इंद्रवर्मन; ? - 893) was the king of

Champa Champa (Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ; km, ចាម្ប៉ា; vi, Chiêm Thành or ) were a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of what is contemporary central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd cen ...

from 854 to 893 and the founder of Champa's Sixth dynasty.

Reign

During his reign, relations between Champa and China was restored. Chinese historians begin referring Champa by ''Chang-cheng'' or the city of Cham in its Sanskrit form. He founded a new capital, Indrapura in modern-day Quang Nam Province. Indravarman claimed himself to be a master that had been enlightened after many years of meditating, not a member of any noble house or previous dynasties. He authorized the construction of Lakshmindralokeçvara temple, a

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Buddhist monastery located in Dong Duong (Indrapura), southeast of

Mỹ Sơn Mỹ Sơn () is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. The temples are dedicated to the wo ...

. A royal cult consecrating to

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was highly promoted by the Cham elites. In 889, Khmer ruler

Yasovarman I Yasovarman I ( km, ព្រះបាទយសោវរ្ម័នទី១) was an Angkorian king who reigned in 889–910 CE. He was called " Leper King". Early years Yasovarman was a son of King Indravarman I and his wife Indradevi. Yaaso ...

led an invasion of Champa, but was repelled by Indravarman II.

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