Simhavishnu
Simhavishnu | |
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Mahabalipuram. This is dated to the reign of his grandson, Narasimhavarman Maamallan (630–668). | |
Pallava King | |
Reign | 556-590 CE |
Predecessor | Simhavarman III |
Successor | Mahendravarman I |
Issue | Mahendravarman I |
Dynasty | Pallava |
Father | Simhavarman III |
Aparajitavarman | 880–897 | |
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Simhavishnu (
Reign
Sailendra Nath Sen 575-600 AD.[1]
T.V. Mahalingam 575–615 CE.
KAN Sastri 555–590 CE.
He ruled at least for 33 years based on the available Hero stones.[2] However, there is no exact consensus as to Simhavishnu's period on the throne.
Expansion of kingdom
When Simhavishnu ascended the throne, the Pallava dynasty was beginning to reassert its supremacy.
The southern peninsula of India was then ruled by five dynasties. The Pallavas, the
Simhavishnu led the revival of the Pallavas, and the period starting with him came to be known as the Greater Pallavas or Later Pallavas dynasty. The great struggle between the Pallavas and the Chalukyas, which would last for more than two centuries, began during the reign of Simhavishnu.
Contribution to literature
Simhavishnu is known to have been the patron of the
Religious affiliation
As with most Indian monarchs, Simhavishnu was also religious. Great endowments were given to temples across the Tamil region. His father Simhavarma also may have entered the Tamil pantheon of Saivite saints who had gained mukti at the feet of the lord.
In the
Notes
- ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
- ^ a b KAN Sastri, A History of South India, p135
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ISBN 0-521-52865-8
References
- Sastri, K. A. N. (2008) [1955]. A History of South India (4th ed.). New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
- Hirsh, Marilyn "Mahendravarman I Pallava: Artist and Patron of Mamallapuram", Artibus Asiae, Vol. 48, No. 1/2. (1987), pp. 113