King of Champa

King of Champa
crown of king Po Klong M'hnai
Details
First monarchSri Mara
Last monarchPo Phaok The
Formation192
Abolition1832

King of Champa is the title ruler of Champa. Champa rulers often use two Hinduist style titles: raja-di-raja (राजाओं का राजा "king of kings"; written here in Devanagari since the Cham used their own Cham script)[1] or po-tana-raya ("lord of all territories").[2]

The regnal name of the Champa rulers originated from the Hindu tradition, often consisting of titles and aliases. Titles (prefix) like: Jaya (जय "victory"), Maha (महा "great"), Sri (श्री "glory"). Aliases (stem) like: Bhadravarman, Vikrantavarman, Rudravarman, Simhavarman, Indravarman, Paramesvaravarman, Harivarman... Among them, the suffix -varman[3] belongs to the warrior class and is only for those leaders of the Champa Alliance.

The last king of Champa was deposed by Minh Mạng in 1832.[4]

  1. ^ Used in the period 192 - 1474.
  2. ^ Used during the period 1474 - 1832.
  3. ^ Deb, Raja Radhakanda (2006). Shabdakalpa druma. Nag publishers.
  4. ^ Quốc sử quán triều Nguyễn, Cao Xuân Dục (chủ biên) Quốc triều chánh biên toát yếu, 1908, quyển III, trang 81.