Viralakshmi also called Narpatindralakshmi (10th-century - 11th-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
Suryavarman I
Suryavarman I (; posthumously ''Nirvanapada'') was king of the Khmer Empire from 1006 to 1050. Suryavarman usurped King Udayadityavarman I, defeating his armies in approximately 1002. After a protracted war with Udayadityavarman's would-be succe ...
(r. 1006–1050) 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 ...
. Her name Viralakshmi means ‘blessed with wealth of braveness ’.
She is recorded as a relative of
Harshavarman I
Harshavarman I (; or Rudraloka, died in 923) was an Angkorian king who reigned in 910–923 CE. He is mentioned by David P. Chandler, who is one of the foremost western scholars of Cambodia's modern history.Jayaviravarman, or a sister of
Harshavarman I
Harshavarman I (; or Rudraloka, died in 923) was an Angkorian king who reigned in 910–923 CE. He is mentioned by David P. Chandler, who is one of the foremost western scholars of Cambodia's modern history.Iśanavarman II.
Suryavarman I is noted to have ‘offered a tiara, earrings, clothes of gold, and all sorts of finery, and he also offered a covered palanquin of gold’ to Viralakshmi when he proposed marriage to her. Her brothers Narapatindravarman and Bhuvanaditya were given great privileges, and the latter made prince of Vanapura. The marriage is believed to have been of great help to Suryavarman I in attaining the throne.
Suryavarman I was succeeded in 1050 by
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 ...
, who was possibly the younger brother of queen Viralakshmi, and who was previously named Bhuvanaditya. She was possibly the mother or the paternal aunt of queen Vijayendralakshmi.