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Sri Jayarajacudamani (12th-century), was a princess and queen consort 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
Dharanindravarman II Dharanindravarman II (; also titled ''Paramanishkalapada'') was king of the Khmer Empire from 1150 to 1160. He married the daughter of Harshavarman III, Princess Sri Jayarajacudamani. Their son Jayavarman VII was born by 1125. Dharanindravar ...
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 ...
(r. 1150–1160). She was the daughter of Harshavarman III. She married before 1125. She best known for being the mother of
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, ...
, who was born circa 1125. Her spouse became king in 1150, and she became queen. An inscription described Queen Jayarajadevi after her husband went into exile: :" erasceticism, her virtuous conduct, her tears, her likeness to Sita, found by her husband and then separated from him, her body thinned by observances, her religion, her devotion to him, her joy at this ultimate return."History of Jayavarman VII
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