| Narasimhavarman I | |
|---|---|
| Vatapikondan Mahamallan | |
 Sculpture of Narasimhavarman I at Mamallapuram. | |
| Pallava Monarch | |
| Reign | c. 630 – c. 668 CE |
| Predecessor | Mahendravarman I |
| Successor | Mahendravarman II |
| Born | Kanchipuram, Pallava Kingdom (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 668 CE Kanchipuram, Pallava Kingdom (present-day Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Spouse | Unnamed Pandyan Princess |
| Issue | Mahendravarman II |
| Dynasty | Pallava |
| Father | Mahendravarman I |
| Mother | Unknown |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Pallava Monarchs (200s–800s CE) | |
|---|---|
| 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 I was a Pallava emperor who reigned from 630 CE to 668 CE.[1] He shared his father Mahendravarman I's love of art and completed the works started by Mahendravarman in Mamallapuram. During his reign, the famous Pancha Rathas, a monolithic rock-cut temple complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site was constructed.
He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the Chalukya monarch, Pulakeshin II in the year 642 CE. Narasimhavarman I was also known as Mamallan[2][3] (great wrestler), and Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) was named in his honour.
It was during his reign, in 640 CE, that the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited Kanchipuram.[4]
Narasimhavarman I was a Hindu and a great devotee of Shiva. The great Nayanar saints like Appar, Siruthondar and Tirugnanasambandar lived during his reign.[citation needed]
Narasimhavarman I was succeeded by his son Mahendravarman II in the year 668 CE.
- ^ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland. 1885.
- ^ Rabe, Michael Dan (1987). The Monolithic Temples of the Pallava Dynasty: A Chronology. University of Minnesota.
- ^ Gangoly, Ordhendra Coomar (1957). The art of the Pallavas. G. Wittenborn.
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