Mahendravarman I

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Mahendravarman I
Sculpture of Mahendravarman I with his queens at Adivaraha Cave Temple.
Pallava Emperor
Reign590–630 CE
PredecessorSimhavishnu
SuccessorNarasimhavarman I
IssueNarasimhavarman I
HousePallava
FatherSimhavishnu
Aparajitavarman
880–897

Mahendravarman I (600–630 CE)

Kalabhras
and re-established the Pallava kingdom.

During his reign, the

Sambandhar. Mahendravarman I was the author of the play Mattavilasa Prahasana which is a Sanskrit satire. During his period "Bhagwatajjukam", another satire (prahasan), was written by Bodhayan. King Mahendravarman mentioned this on a stone inscription in Mamandur along with his own Mattavilas Prahasan.[4]

Mahendravarma was succeeded to the throne by his more famous son Narasimhavarman I in 630 CE.[1] who defeated

Vatapi (also known as Badami
).

Patronage of arts and architecture

Construction of these[

Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple hails him as Vichitrachitta and claims that the temple was built without wood, brick, mortar or metal. The five-celled cave temple at Pallavaram was also built during his reign as was the Kokarneswarar Temple, Thirukokarnam of Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu.[7] He made Kudimiya malai Inscription. His paintings are found in Sittanavasal Cave
(Tamil Nadu).

Fine examples of his rock-cut temples can be witnessed at

Trichy. Apart from the Siva temples, Mahendravarma also excavated a few Vishnu cave temples, the Mahendravishnugrha at Mahendravadi, and the Ranganatha Temple at Singavaram in present-day Gingee (then North Arcot district).[8]

He was also the author of the play

Saiva ascetics. He is also claimed to be the author of another play called Bhagavadajjuka,. This is evident by the inscriptions found at Mamandur cave shrines (near Kanchipuram - this place is mentioned as Dusi Mamandur to avoid confusions with other places by the same name). However, there is an alternate view that attributes this play to Bodhayana.[9]

Religion

Varaha Cave Temple Built by Mahendravarman I

Mahendrravarma was initially a patron of the

Thirumalisai Alvar, because the Vaishnava Alwar faced tough persecution and exilement from the king who had at least temporarily come under the influence of Jainism.[12][13]

In literature and popular culture

Further information: List of Sanskrit plays in English translation

Mahendravarman I is a prominent characters in

Mahabalipuram, which in modern times are grouped as Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram and one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.[11]

Notes

  1. ^
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  2. ^ Seventeen, Volume (1885). Indian kingdoms by royal asiatic society of great britain. Royal asiatic society of great Britain.
  3. ^ Sastri 2008, p. 136
  4. ^ Bodhayan's Bhagwatajjukam edited by Veturi Prabhakara Sastri, Manmanjari Publications, Hyderabad, 2nd edition 1986, for more information Veturi Prabhakara Sastri Memorial Trust, 2-2-18/15/18/D/1, Bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad 500013
  5. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4
    .
  6. ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 217.
  7. ^ Sastri 2008, p. 412
  8. ^ Sastri 2008, p. 413
  9. ^ Sastri 2008, p. 313
  10. PMID 28197009
  11. ^ a b C. 2004, pp. 5-6
  12. ^ Sastri 2008, p. 382–383
  13. ^ Stein, p. 122

References

  • Prasad, Durga (1988). History of the Andhras up to 1565 A. D. Guntur, India: P. G. Publishers.
  • C., Sivaramamurthi (2004). Mahabalipuram. New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India. p. 3.
  • Sastri, K A N (2008). A History of South India (4th ed.). New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
  • Stein, Burton (1998). A history of India. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers.
    ISBN 0-631-20546-2
    .

External links

Mahendravarman I
Preceded by Pallava dynasty
600–630 		Succeeded by
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