Po Klaong Mah Nai (?–1627), also spelled Po Klong Menai, Po Klău Manai or Po Klong M'hnai, was the king of

Panduranga Vithoba, also known as Vi(t)thal(a) and Panduranga, is a Hindu deity predominantly worshipped in the Indian state of Maharashtra and Karnataka. He is generally considered as a manifestation of the god Vishnu, or his avatar Krishna. Vithoba is o ...

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 ...

, ruling from 1622 to 1627. He was an officer of Champa with the noble rank Maha Taha. He was a

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, in 1622, he killed the

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king Po Ehklang and seized the throne. He chased off visiting

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s. In the years 1622 to 1630, Dutch merchant ships were attacked by "Malay" soldiers in

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; actually they were attacked by Chams, not

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. The country was in chaos, bitter fighting between Cham Hindus and Cham Muslims provoked. In 1627, his throne was succeeded by a Churu chief,

Po Rome Po Rome (?–1651), also spelled Po Romê, Po Romé or Po Ramo, was the king of Panduranga Champa, reigning from 1627 to 1651. Po Rome was a Churu chief, originally from present-day Đơn Dương District, Lâm Đồng Province. Prior to hi ...

. The Po Klaong Mah Nai Temple is in

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, about 15 km from Bắc Bình District, Bình Thuận Province.Giới thiệu đền Po Klaong Mah Nai, Phan Rí
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