Nandivarman II | |
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Pallava Monarch | |
Reign | c. 731 CE – c. 796 CE |
Predecessor | Paramesvaravarman II |
Successor | Dantivarman |
Born | Simhapura, Champa (present-day Trà Kiệu, Quảng Nam province, Vietnam) |
Died | 796 CE (aged 78) Kanchipuram, Pallava Kingdom (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
Spouse | Reva |
Issue | Dantivarman |
Dynasty | Pallava |
Father | Hiraynayavarman |
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 |
Nandivarman II (718 CE – 796 CE) was a Pallava monarch who reigned in southern India. Sen states Nandivarman reigned from 731 CE to 796 CE and built the Vaikuntha-Perumal Temple.[1] He was born in the country of Champa (present-day Vietnam), in Simhapura into a local dynasty of Pallava origin and was elected as the Pallava monarch at the age of 13.[2]