Sreshthavarman (; , ) was the second king of
Chenla
Chenla or Zhenla ( zh, t=真臘, s=, 真腊, p=Zhēnlà, w=Chen-la; , ; ) is the Chinese designation for the vassal of the kingdom of Funan preceding the Khmer Empire that existed from around the late 6th to the early 9th century in Indochina. ...
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Biography
King Shreshthavarman was the son of King
Shrutavarman. He was the founder of the capital, Sreshthapura, at the foot of the mountain where Prasat
Vat Phou
Vat Phou (or Vat Phu; ''temple-mountain'') is a ruined Khmer-Hindu temple complex in southern Laos and one of the oldest places of worship in Southeast Asia. It is at the base of mount Phou Khao, some from the Mekong in Champasak province.
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located. He was the father of
Queen Kambujarajalakshmi and the father-in-law of King
Bhavavarman I.
References
Monarchs of Chenla
6th-century Cambodian monarchs
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