Dharanindravarman II (; also titled ''Paramanishkalapada'') was king 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 ...
from 1150 to 1160.
He married the daughter of
Harshavarman III, Princess
Sri Jayarajacudamani. Their son
Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman VII (), known posthumously as Mahaparamasaugata (, c. 1122–1218), was king of the Khmer Empire. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150–1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani.
He was the first king devoted to Buddhism, ...
was born by 1125.
Dharanindravarman II was a cousin of the king he succeeded, Suryavarman II.
[Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ]
The
Yuhai encyclopedia records that in 1155 “Zhenla-Luohu” (that is, Cambodia) sent two elephants as tribute to the Song emperor.
[Wang Yinglin 王應麟, Yu Hai 玉海, Taipei Hua wen shu ju, Minguo 53, 1964, Reprint of 1343 edn., vol.6, cap.154, 33.]
See also
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Early history of Cambodia
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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 ...
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Preah Khan Kompong Svay
References
External links
History of Jayavarman VII
12th-century Cambodian monarchs
Khmer kings
Hindu monarchs
Cambodian Hindus
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