Vijayendralakshmi (11th-century – 12th-century), was a queen of the

Khmer Empire The Khmer Empire was an empire in Southeast Asia, centered on Hydraulic empire, hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja (; ) by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilization of Chenla and lasted from 802 t ...

, married to king Jayavarman VI (r. 1080–1107) and king

Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman I () was a king of the Khmer Empire, reigning from 1107 AD to 1113 AD. He ascended to the throne following the death of his younger brother, Jayavarman VI.Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicols ...

(r. 1107–1113) of the

. She was born in Amalakasthala and the younger sister of Nrpendradhipativarman, who was the head of the army. It is possible that her brother Nrpendradhipativarman helped Jayavarman VI in a campaign against

Harshavarman III Harshavarman III () was a king of Khmer who ruled from 1066 to about 1080 AD. He succeeded his elder brother Udayadityavarman IIHigham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., and his capital was the so-called ' ...

or his successor, and that she and her brother were the children of

Udayadityavarman II Udayadityavarman II () ruled the Angkor Kingdom from 1050 to 1066 A.D. He was the successor of Suryavarman I but not his son; he descended from Yasovarman I's spouse. He built the Baphuon Temple to honor the god Shiva, but some of the sculpture ...

or one of the two younger sisters of queen Viralakshmi, and that she brought with her the sovereignty over Yaśodharapura. She was described as ‘the receptacle of riches, beauty, eloquence and affection’, and ‘because she was considered the fruit of Fortune and Victory akshmi and vijaya she bore the name Vijayendralakshmi’. She married first the yuvaraja of

Mahidharapura Mahidharapura Dynasty ( Khmer: រាជវង្សមហិធរៈបុរៈ; Thai: ''ราชวงศ์มหิธรปุระ;'' Roman: ''House of Mahidharapura'', ''Mahidra-pura'') was a Khom dynasty. Some sources call it the M ...

, then to Jayavarman VI and finally to

. :"Between her and the celestial Lakshmi, there was no difference, and neither of them could prove their superiority over the other. It was from this thought that the yuvaraja, about to set forth for the heavens, gave her to his brother, King Jayavarman VI. As a result of familial affection, when King Jayavarman followed his ancestors and the yuvaraja to the heavens, he gave her to Dharanindravarman I." She was the only woman in the Khmer Empire to have married three kings in succession. It is noted that ‘She obtained, through the favour of the king named Jayavarmadeva, and in accord with the promise of the yuvaraja, Amalakasthala, which was her birth-place’. Her brother was described as ‘brother-in-law of his friend the yuvaraja, then favourite of Jayavarmadeva’.

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