Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I | |
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Vatapikondan Mahamallan | |
Pandyan Princess | |
Issue | Mahendravarman II |
Dynasty | Pallava |
Father | Mahendravarman I |
Mother | Unknown |
Religion | Hinduism |
Aparajitavarman | 880–897 | |
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Narasimhavarman I was a
He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the
It was during his reign, in 640 CE, that the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram.[4]
Narasimhavarman I was a Hindu and a great devotee of
Narasimhavarman I was succeeded by his son Mahendravarman II in the year 668 CE.
Military conquests
Narasimhavarman I is considered to be one of the Indian monarchs who never lost on the battlefield to their enemies.
Pulakeshin II again attempts to seize the Pallava capital and undertook another expedition several years later. However, the Pallava reign had moved on to Narasimhavarman I by then. Narasimhavarman defeated the Chalukyas in several battles, including one at
His general
Influence on Sri Lankan politics
The
Narasimhavarman in literature
Notes
- ^ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 1885.
- ^ Rabe, Michael Dan (1987). The Monolithic Temples of the Pallava Dynasty: A Chronology. University of Minnesota.
- ^ Gangoly, Ordhendra Coomar (1957). The art of the Pallavas. G. Wittenborn.
- ^ ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ^ Keay 2001, p. 170
- ^ Sastri 2008, p. 136
- ^ Keay 2001, p. 172
- ^ a b C. 2004, p. 5
References
- Keay, John (2001). India: A History. Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-3797-0.
- C., Sivaramamurthi (2004). Mahabalipuram. New Delhi: The Archaeological Survey of India, Government of India.
- Sastri, K A N (2008). A History of South India (4th ed.). New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
(**) Ancient India, R. C. Majumdar, Ancient India, K.A.Nilakanta Sastri