Vidyanandana, Shri Suryavarmadeva, or Suryavarman, was a
Cham
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*Chams, people in Vietnam and Cambodia
**Cham language, the language of the Cham people
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prince in
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 ...
, who in 1182 put down a revolt that broke out at Malyang against
Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman VII, posthumous name of Mahaparamasaugata ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧, c. 1122–1218), was king of the Khmer Empire. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150–1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani.
He w ...
. He arrived in Jayavarman VII's court in 1182 from Tumpraukvijaya, and was educated as a prince "in all branches of knowledge and all weapons". In 1190 he took part in the war against Champa and seized the capital
Vijaya
Vijaya may refer to:
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* Vijaya (Champa), a city-state and former capital of the historic Champa in what is now Vietnam
* Vijayawada, a city in Andhra Pradesh, India
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* Prince Vijaya of Sri Lanka (fl. 543–505 BC), earliest recorde ...
, capturing King
Jaya Indravarman IV. Adopting the title of Shri Suryavarmadeva, he made himself king of Panduranga. He made Prince In, a brother-in-law of Jayavarman VII, "King Suryajayavarmadeva in the Nagara of Vijaya" (or Suryajayavarman).
[Maspero, G., 2002, The Champa Kingdom, Bangkok: White Lotus Co., Ltd., ]
In 1191,
Jaya Indravarman oṅ Vatuv summoned troops from Amaravati, Ulik, Vvyar, Jriy and Traik, deciding to revolt against Khmer rule. Indravarman oṅ Vatuv and his rebels drove Suryajayavarmadeva back to Cambodia, enthroning himself as Jaya Indravarman V. Vidyanandana/Suryavarman also then revolted against Cambodia. He assaulted Vijaya, killing Jaya Indravarman IV, and chased Jaya Indravarman V to Traik where Suryavarman captured Jaya Indravarman V and executed him, then "reigned without opposition over the Kingdom of Champa."
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Suryavarman sent an embassy to the ]Dai Viet
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* Dai (given name), a Welsh or Japanese masculine given name
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* Dai Commandery, a commandery of the state of Zhao and in early imperial China
* Dai County, in X ...
in 1194 and was recognized by emperor Lý Cao Tông
Lý Cao Tông (6 July 1173 – 15 November 1210), born Lý Long Trát, courtesy name Long Cán, was the seventh emperor of the Lý dynasty, ruled Đại Việt for 35 years. He identified himself with Buddha, similar with Angkorian Khmer Empire c ...
in 1199. He resisted many attempts by Cambodia to dislodge him, until he was defeated by his paternal uncle, Yuvaraja Mnagahna On Dhanapati Grama. In 1203, he was expelled from Champa, sought refuge in Cửa Lò, but departed by sea, and disappeared without a trace.[
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Kings of Champa
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