Jaya Simhavarman II
| Jaya Simhavarman II | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| raja-di-raja | |||||
| King of Champa | |||||
| Reign | 1041-1044 | ||||
| Coronation | 1041 | ||||
| Predecessor | Vikrantavarman IV | ||||
| Successor | Jaya Paramesvaravarman I | ||||
| Born | ? Champa | ||||
| Died | 1044 Northern Champa | ||||
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| Father | Vikrantavarman IV | ||||
| Mother | ? | ||||
Jaya Simhavarman II (Chinese: 刑卜施離值星霞弗; pinyin: Xíng Bǔ Shīlí Zhíxīngxiáfú[i]), was a king of Champa, supposedly reigning from 1041 to 1044. He succeeded his father Shīlí Pílándéjiābámádié, perhaps Vikrantavarman IV (r. 1030–1041). In late 1042 he sent an envoy with tribute to the court of the Song dynasty.[1]
Simhavarman II might have met with serious trouble during his short-lived reign. From the north, king
Then in July, Ly Thai Tong took his soldiers and entered the city of Phật Thệ (Indrapura/Đồng Dương).[4] The raiders sacked the city, took away the royal harem including a Cham princess named Mi E and 5,000 women, artisans, laborers, to the north.[5]
After much surprise and chaos, a new Cham ruler came to power, with regnal name Jaya Paramesvaravarman I–who was a warrior born from a noble family.[5]
Notes
- ^ The first character may be a scribal error for "Yang"
References
- ^ Wade, Geoff (2005). Champa in the Song hui-yao: A draft translation. Asia Research Institute, Singapore.
- ^ Vickery, Michael Theodore (2005). Champa revised. Asia Research Institute, Singapore. pp. 48–49.
- ^ Lafont 2007, p. 156.
- ^ Vickery, Michael Theodore (2005). Champa revised. Asia Research Institute, Singapore.
- ^ a b Coedès 1975, p. 140.
Bibliography
- Coedès, George (1975), Vella, Walter F. (ed.), The Indianized States of Southeast Asia, University of Hawaii Press, ISBN 978-0-824-80368-1
- Lafont, Pierre-Bernard (2007), Le Campā: Géographie, population, histoire, Indes savantes, ISBN 978-2-84654-162-6