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Vīravarman

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Viravarman
វីរៈវរ្ម័ន
Viravarman
King of Chenla
Reign560 – 575 AD
PredecessorSreshthavarman
SuccessorKambuja-raja-lakshmi
BornBhavapura
IssueMahendravarman
Bhavavarman I (stepson)
HouseHouse of Bhavapura
DynastyChenla
FatherSārvabhauma
ReligionHinduism

Viravarman (Khmer: វីរៈវរ្ម័ន, Thai: วีรวรมัน, Viravarman) was the king of Chenla.[1]

Biography

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King Viravarman was not from the House of Kaundinya (Lunar Dynasty). He was referred to in an inscription as the son of Sārvabhauma, the founder of the Chenla capital, Bhavapura. He was the father of King Mahendravarman and stepfather of King Bhavavarman I, who was the son of King Prathivīndravarman.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Kenneth T. So. "Preah Khan Reach and The Genealogy of Khmer Kings" (PDF). Cambosastra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-08. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Michael Vickery. (2003). Funan Reviewed: Deconstructing the Ancients. Bulletin de l’École Française d’Extrême-Orient, 90/91, 101–143. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43732647
  3. ^ Charles Higham (2004). Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations (PDF). ISBN 9780816046409. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
Preceded by King of Bhavapura
560 – 575 AD
Succeeded by