Virabhadravarman

Vīrabhadravarmadeva
Raja-di-raja
Broken sculpture and inscription of Vīrabhadravarman dates 1365 Śaka (1443 AD), from Chiêm Sơn, Quảng Nam.[1]
King of Champa
Reign1441–1444/6?
Coronation1441
PredecessorIndravarman VI
Successorunknown (probably Maha Kali?)
Born?
Vijaya, Champa
Died?
?
Names
Śrīndra-Viṣṇukīrti Vīrabhadravarmadeva
HouseVr̥ṣu dynasty
Father?
Mother?
ReligionHinduism

Vīrabhadravarman or Śrīndra-Viṣṇukīrti, was a king of Champa from the Simhavarmanid dynasty. He ruled the kingdom from 1441? to c. 1444. He was a grandson of illustrious King Jaya Simhavarman VI.[2] He was also a nephew of Indravarman VI, and his grandmother was Queen Parameśvarī (top queen), a concubine of Simhavarman VI.[3][4]

His older brother was Prince Saṁsāramūrti Vr̥ṣujaya, also called Saṁsāramūrti.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Griffiths 2019, p. 212.
  2. ^ Griffiths 2019, p. 209.
  3. ^ Griffiths 2019, p. 210.
  4. ^ Griffiths 2019, p. 219.
  5. ^ Schweyer 2008, p. 228.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Griffiths, Arlo (2019), "Epigraphical texts and Sculptural steles of 15th-Century Campā", in Griffiths, Arlo; Hardy, Andrew; Wade, Geoff (eds.), Champa: Territories and Networks of a Southeast Asian Kingdom, Danang: École française d’Extrême-Orient, pp. 193–220, ISBN 978-2-85539-269-1
  • Schweyer, Anne-Valérie (2008), "L'époque dite décadente au Campā : vers une réhabilitation des 14e-15e siècles", in Pautreau, Jean-Pierre; Coupey, Anne-Sophie; Zeitoun, Valéry (eds.), Archaeology in Southeast Asian : From Homo Erectus to the Living Traditions, European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists. International Conference, pp. 221–230, ISBN 978-9-740-64564-1
Preceded by
Indravarman VI 1400–1441
King of Champa
1441–1446
Succeeded by
unknown ?–?