Mahendravarman ( km, មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័ន, vraḥ kamrateṅ añ Śrī Mahendravarmma in Pre-Angkorian km, វ្រះកម្រតេង៑អញ៑ឝ្រីមហេន្ទ្រវម៌្ម; also titled ''Citrasena'', km, ចិត្រសេន) was a king of the kingdom of

Chenla Chenla or Zhenla (; km, ចេនឡា, ; vi, Chân Lạp) is the Chinese designation for the successor polity of the kingdom of Funan preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late sixth to the early ninth century in Indoc ...

, modern day

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

, during the 6th century. Chenla was the direct predecessor of the Khmer empire. Citrasena was a close relative of Bhavavarman I ( km, ភវវរ្ម័នទី១), whom he joined to conquer the

Kingdom of Funan Funan (; km, ហ៊្វូណន, ; vi, Phù Nam, Chữ Hán: ) was the name given by Chinese cartographers, geographers and writers to an ancient Indianized state—or, rather a loose network of states ''(Mandala)''—located in mainla ...

, and whom he succeeded as king and adopting the name Mahendravarman.Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., After Bhavavarman's death, Mahendravarman took residence in the capital at

Sambor Prei Kuk Sambor Prei Kuk ( km, សំបូរព្រៃគុហ៍, ) is an archaeological site in Cambodia located in Kampong Thom Province, north of Kampong Thom, the provincial capital, east of Angkor and north of Phnom Penh. The now ruined c ...

while the same time Hiraṇyavarman ( km, ហិរណ្យវរ្ម័ន) was ruling

. Mahendravarman sent an ambassador to

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 ...

to "ensure friendship between the two countries." After the death of Mahendravarman, his son Īśānavarman ( km, ឦសានវរ្ម័ន, Pre-Angkorian km, ឦឝានវម៌្ម) had taken the control of the kingdom, where his father ruled for several years. He ruled the kingdom until 628.

Sons of Īśānavarman

# Śivadatta km, ឝិវទត្ត, mod. km, សិវទត្ត # Īsvarakumāra km, ឦឝ្វរកុមារ, mod. km, ឦស្វរកុមារ or ឥសូរកុមារ # Yuvarāja km, យុវរាជ) (Crown Prince) - Name not identified from historical records

References

* Coedes, G. (1962). "The Making of South-east Asia." London: Cox & Wyman Ltd.

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6th-century Cambodian monarchs Cambodian Hindus Hindu monarchs 611 deaths Year of birth unknown 7th-century Cambodian monarchs Chenla {{Cambodia-royal-stub