Narasimhavarman II
Pallava Monarch from 695 to 728 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Narasimhavarman II, popularly known as Rajasimha and as Rajamalla, was a Pallava monarch who reigned from 695 CE to 728 CE.[1][2] He is credited with the construction of the Shore Temple Complex, the Isvara and Mukunda Temples in Mamallapuram, the Talagirisvara Temple in Panamalai and the Kailasanathar Temple in Kanchi. He is further credited with the construction of a Buddhist Vihara at Nagipattinam, which is commonly known as ‘China-pagoda'.[3]
Narasimhavarman II | |
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Rajaraja Rajasimha Rajamalla | |
Pallava Monarch | |
Reign | c. 695 – c. 728 CE |
Predecessor | Paramesvaravarman I |
Successor | Paramesvaravarman II |
Spouse | Rangapataka Lokamadevi |
Issue | Mahendravarman III, Paramesvaravarman II |
Dynasty | Pallava |
Father | Paramesvaravarman I |
Religion | Hinduism |
Pallava Monarchs (200s–800s CE) | |
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Virakurcha | (??–??) |
Vishnugopa I | (??–??) |
Vishnugopa II | (??–??) |
Simhavarman III | (??–??) |
Simhavishnu | 575–600 |
Mahendravarman I | 600–630 |
Narasimhavarman I | 630–668 |
Mahendravarman II | 668–670 |
Paramesvaravarman I | 670–695 |
Narasimhavarman II | 695–728 |
Paramesvaravarman II | 728–731 |
Nandivarman II | 731–795 |
Dantivarman | 795–846 |
Nandivarman III | 846–869 |
Nrpatungavarman | 869–880 |
Aparajitavarman | 880–897 |
Narasimhavarman's reign was period of great literary and architectural advancements and he is often grouped by historians with Mahendravarman I and Narasimhavarman I as one of the greatest Pallava rulers.