Maravarman Rajasimha I

Maravarman Rajasimha I
Reignc. 730 - 765 AD[1]
PredecessorKo Chadaiyan Ranadhira
SuccessorJatila Parantaka Nedunjadaiyan/Varaguna I
DynastyPandya
FatherKo Chadaiyan Ranadhira
Pandya dynasty
Early Pandya polity
Early Medieval Pandyas

Maravarman Rajasimha I (r. c. 730 - 765 AD), also known as Pallavabhanjana,(Tamil:முதலாம் இராசசிம்மன்) was a Pandya king of early medieval south India.[2] He was the son and successor of Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira.[3] He remembered for his important successes against the Pallavas and in the Kongu country.[3]

Although mentioned in the Larger Sinnamanur Plates, the Velvikkudi Grant is the major source of information about this Pandya king.[3][4]

  1. ^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.
  2. ^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.
  3. ^ a b c Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) The Pandyan Kingdom. London, Luzac and Company. 56-58.
  4. ^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) The Pandyan Kingdom.London, Luzac and Company. 51-52.