Mahendravarman I មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី១ | |||||
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King of Chenla | |||||
Reign | 598-610 [1] | ||||
Predecessor | Bhavavarman I | ||||
Successor | Isanavarman I | ||||
Born | Bhavapura | ||||
Died | 611 | ||||
Issue | Isanavarman I | ||||
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House | Chenla | ||||
Dynasty | Varman | ||||
Father |
Viravarman Sarvabhauma (grandfather) |
Mahendravarman ( Khmer: មហេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័ន, vraḥ kamrateṅ añ Śrī Mahendravarmma in Pre-Angkorian Khmer: វ្រះកម្រតេង៑អញ៑ឝ្រីមហេន្ទ្រវម៌្ម; also titled Citrasena, Khmer: ចិត្រសេន Chinese: 摩訶陀羅跋摩; pinyin: Móhètuóluóbamó) was also called Protégé of the Great Indra.
Mahendravarman was a king of the kingdom of Chenla, modern day Cambodia, during the 6th century. Chenla was the direct predecessor of the Khmer empire. Citrasena was a close relative of Bhavavarman I ( Khmer: ភវវរ្ម័នទី១), whom he joined to conquer the Kingdom of Funan, and whom he succeeded as king and adopting the name Mahendravarman. [2] [3] After Bhavavarman's death, Mahendravarman took residence in the capital at Sambor Prei Kuk while the same time Hiraṇyavarman ( Khmer: ហិរណ្យវរ្ម័ន) was ruling Cambodia.
Mahendravarman sent an ambassador to Champa to "ensure friendship between the two countries." [2]: 326 [3]: 69
After the death of Mahendravarman, his son Īśānavarman [3]: 69 ( Khmer: ឦសានវរ្ម័ន, Pre-Angkorian Khmer: ឦឝានវម៌្ម) had taken the control of the kingdom, where his father ruled for several years. He ruled the kingdom until 628.