Jaya Paramesvaravarman II, born Prince Angsaraja of Turai-vijaya, was the king of Champa from 1220 to 1254. He was the grandson of

Jaya Harivarman I Jaya Harivarman I (? – 1167) was a Cham noble and King of Champa. Rising to power during the 12th Century Khmer–Cham wars, he spent much of his rule consolidating his control over Champa. He was succeeded by his son, Jaya Harivarman II. Bio ...

, but was raised in the court of

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. He attained the rank of

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in 1201, led the Khmer Empire's attack on

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in 1207. Following the Khmer voluntary evacuation of Champa in 1220,Maspero, G., 2002, The Champa Kingdom, Bangkok: White Lotus Co., Ltd., in 1226, Angsaraja took a coronation ceremony (''abhiseka'') at the city of

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, declaring his regnal name of Jaya Parameśvaravarman "reign with the single parasol over the state of Champa." As king he restored irrigation works, ruins, and lingas. He also made great donations of rice fields and slaves of many different contemporary backgrounds, such as Cambodian (kvir), Cham (campa), Chinese (lov), Siamese (syaṁ), Paganese (vukāṁ), to the temple of

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. In 1233/34 Paramesvaravarman installed an image for Svayamutpanna in

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. He offered war prisoners and trophies to the God of Śrīpatīśvara at the sanctuary of Svayamutpanna. The splendors he donated include 9 captured Khmers, 22 Siamese, one Paganese, and a Khmer male elephant. In 1252, nonstop territorial growth by Champa caused the

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king

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to retaliate. In the process, he captured Jaya Paramesvaravarman II's concubine, Bo La Gia, and took other prisoners as well.

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