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Mahendravarman I

Type Figure Region India Time c. 570–630 Also known as Mahendravarman I、Narasimhavarman's father、帕拉瓦摩诃德拉

Mahendravarman I (r. c. 600–630), a Pallava king of South India based at Kanchipuram, was a patron of arts and founder of South Indian rock-cut cave …

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  1. 600–620Kanchipuram · Tamil NaduHe acceded around 600, fixed the capital at Kanchipuram, vigorously patronized Sanskrit literature, music, and the fine arts, pioneered the rock-cut cave temple tradition at places like Mahabalipuram, and personally composed the Sanskrit satire Mattavilasa Prahasana.
  2. c. 620–630Kanchipuram · Tamil NaduThe Chalukya Pulakeshin II campaigned south; the Pallavas were defeated, and Mahendravarman was forced to pay tribute and sue for peace; he died around 630, and his son Narasimhavarman I succeeded and would launch a war of revenge.

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