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 Thailan ...
, 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, 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 ...
while the same time
Hiraṇyavarman ( km, ហិរណ្យវរ្ម័ន) was ruling
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 Thailan ...
.
Mahendravarman sent an ambassador to
Champa 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.
External links
Google Books
6th-century Cambodian monarchs
Cambodian Hindus
Hindu monarchs
611 deaths
Year of birth unknown
7th-century Cambodian monarchs
Chenla
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