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Nṛpatendradevī
Queen of Upper Chenla (Land Chenla)
Reignc. 8th-century
Predecessor Indrani
Successor Jayendrabhā
Queen consort of Lower Chenla (Water Chenla)
Tenurec. 8th-century
Spouse Rajendravarman I [ fr]
Issue Mahipativarman
Jayendrabhā
Father Pushkaraksha [ fr]
Mother Indrani

Nrpendradevi or Nṛpatendradevī (8th-century), was a queen regnant of Sambhupura Chenla in Cambodia. [1] She was also the queen of Rajendravarman I [ fr], the king of Lower Chenla.

She was the daughter of Queen Indrani of Sambhupura and King Pushkaraksha [ fr] (also known as Indraloka). She inherited the throne from her mother instead of her brother, prince Shambhu Varman [ fr] (Rudravarman), who instead married their cousin, princess Narendradevi of Chenla. [1]

Queen Nrpendradevi married her cousin and nephew, her brother's son prince Rajendravarman I [ fr] of Chenla, and became the mother of queen Jayendrabhā, who succeeded her on the throne. [1] Also, Mahipativarman was the son of Rajendravarman I and her. [1] Rajendravarman I, the ruler of Lower Chenla, [2] became King consort of Sambhupura by marrying her. [3] It seems that the kingdom of Sambhupura was Land Chenla and the kingdom of Vyadhapura was Water Chenla. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jacobsen, Trudy (2008). Lost Goddesses: The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History. NIAS Press. pp. 27–30. ISBN  978-87-7694-001-0.
  2. ^ Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 34. ISBN  978-81-7017-006-8.
  3. ^ Jacobsen, Trudy (2003). "Autonomous Queenship in Cambodia, 1st–9th Centuries AD". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 13 (3): 371–375.
  4. ^ Majumdar, R. C. (2020-10-16). Kambuja Desa - Or An Ancient Hindu Colony In Cambodia. Read Books Ltd. ISBN  978-1-5287-6033-1. Until recently it was generally held that the kingdom of Śambhupura corresponded to the Kambuja of land, and that of Vyādhapura, to the Kambuja of water of the Chinese chronicles.