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Kandarpadharma was the King of the
Simhapura Sinhapura ("Lion City" for Sanskrit; IAST: Siṃhapura) was the capital of the legendary Indian king Sinhabahu. It has been mentioned in the Buddhist legends about Prince Vijaya. The name is also transliterated as ''Sihapura'' or ''Singhapura'' ...
dynasty 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 ...
. He ruled from 629 to an unknown date, when he was succeeded by his son, King
Prabhasadharma Jaya Prabhasadharmavarman (?–645 CE) was the King of Champa. He was the son of King Kandarpadharma. He sent embassies to the court of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Emperor Gaozong of Tang (21 July 628 – 27 December 683), personal name Li Z ...
.Ancient Indian History and Civilization
Sailendra Nath Sen, P. 528 His rule was peaceful and he sent two missions to China in 630 and 631. Kandarpadharma was the first king in history officially to offer the title King of Champa: ''campāpr̥thivībhuj'' (lord of the land of Champa) and ''śrī campeśvara'' (Lord of the Cham) of ''Campādeśa'' (the country of the Cham) and ''Campāpura'' (the cities/state of Champa). Kandarpadharma was a member of Simhapura dynasty/Gangeśvara dynasty founded by
Gangaraja Gangaraja was a king of early Champa. He was the founder of Gangaraja dynasty (often known as the Simhapura dynasty or the Gangeśvara). Gangaraja was an intelligent and brave person, and was expected to ascend the throne of Champa. He ruled f ...
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