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| succession = [[Pallava dynasty|Pallava Emperor]] | | succession = [[Pallava dynasty|Pallava Emperor]] | ||
| reign = {{circa|630|668 | | reign = {{circa|630|668 CE}} | ||
| predecessor = [[Mahendravarman I]] | | predecessor = [[Mahendravarman I]] | ||
| successor = [[Mahendravarman II]] | | successor = [[Mahendravarman II]] | ||
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| father = [[Mahendravarman I]] | | father = [[Mahendravarman I]] | ||
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[[File:Pallavas of Coromandel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Coin of the Pallavas of Coromandel, king Narasimhavarman I. (630-668 | [[File:Pallavas of Coromandel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Coin of the Pallavas of Coromandel, king Narasimhavarman I. (630-668 CE).'''Obv''' Lion left '''Rev''' Name of Narasimhavarman with solar and lunar symbols around]] | ||
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'''Narasimhavarman I or Narasimha Varma I'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CybxK9ANI8C&q=narasimha&pg=PA203|title=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|date=1885|publisher=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland|language=en}}</ref> was a emperor of the [[Pallava]] dynasty who ruled [[South India]] from 630–668 | '''Narasimhavarman I or Narasimha Varma I'''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0CybxK9ANI8C&q=narasimha&pg=PA203|title=Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|date=1885|publisher=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland|language=en}}</ref> was a emperor of the [[Pallava]] dynasty who ruled [[South India]] from 630–668 CE. He shared his father [[Mahendravarman I]]'s love of art and completed the work started by Mahendravarman in [[Mamallapuram]]. During his reign famous [[Pancha Rathas|Pancha Rathas Temple]] was constructed which is Rock Cut Temple, a [[UNESCO world heritage|UNESCO World Heritage]] site. | ||
He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the [[Chalukya]] king, [[Pulakeshin II]] in the year 642 | He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the [[Chalukya]] king, [[Pulakeshin II]] in the year 642 CE. Narasimhavarman I was also known as ''Mahamalla''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6DXDKLy0eEgC&q=mahamalla+pallava|title=The Monolithic Temples of the Pallava Dynasty: A Chronology|last=Rabe|first=Michael Dan|date=1987|publisher=University of Minnesota|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WsNKAQAAIAAJ&q=mahamalla+pallava|title=The art of the Pallavas|last=Gangoly|first=Ordhendra Coomar|date=1957|publisher=G. Wittenborn|language=en}}</ref> (great wrestler), and [[Mamallapuram]] (Mahabalipuram) was named after him. | ||
It was during his reign, in 640 | It was during his reign, in 640 CE, that the [[Chinese people|Chinese]] traveller [[Xuanzang|Hiuen Tsang]] visited [[Kanchipuram]].<ref name="sen2"/> | ||
Narasimhavarman I was a devotee of [[Lord Siva|Shiva]]. The great [[Nayanar saints]] like [[Appar]], [[Siruthondar]] and [[Thirugnana Sambanthar|Tirugnanasambandar]] lived during his reign.{{cn|date=June 2019}} | Narasimhavarman I was a devotee of [[Lord Siva|Shiva]]. The great [[Nayanar saints]] like [[Appar]], [[Siruthondar]] and [[Thirugnana Sambanthar|Tirugnanasambandar]] lived during his reign.{{cn|date=June 2019}} | ||
Narasimhavarman I was succeeded by his son [[Mahendravarman II]] in the year 668 | Narasimhavarman I was succeeded by his son [[Mahendravarman II]] in the year 668 CE. | ||
==Military conquests== | ==Military conquests== | ||
Narasimhavarman I is claimed to be one of the | Narasimhavarman I is claimed to be one of the Indian kings who never lost on the battlefield to their enemies, the others being [[Ajatashatru]], [[Chandragupta Maurya]], [[Karikala Chola]], [[Senguttuvan|Cheran Senguttuvan]], Sri [[Krishnadevaraya]] of [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar empire]], [[Babur]], [[Sher Shah Suri]], Chola king Rajasuyam Vaetta Perunarkilli (575 BCE), who successfully completed military Rajasuyam sacrifice, Pandyan Nedunchezhian of the [[Sangam period|Sangam]] age, [[Samudragupta]], great Pallava Nayanmar saint Rajasimha, [[Rajaraja Chola I]], his great warrior son [[Rajendra Chola]] . | ||
===War with the Chalukyas=== | ===War with the Chalukyas=== | ||
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===Influence on Sri Lankan politics=== | ===Influence on Sri Lankan politics=== | ||
The [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] prince Manavarma lived at the court of Narasimhavarman and had helped him crush his enemy Pulakeshin II. In return, Narasimhavarman had helped Manavarma twice with an army to invade [[Sri Lanka]]. The second attack was successful. Manavarma occupied Sri Lanka, over which he is supposed to have ruled from | The [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] prince Manavarma lived at the court of Narasimhavarman and had helped him crush his enemy Pulakeshin II. In return, Narasimhavarman had helped Manavarma twice with an army to invade [[Sri Lanka]]. The second attack was successful. Manavarma occupied Sri Lanka, over which he is supposed to have ruled from 691 to 726 CE. The [[Tamil copper-plate inscriptions|Kasakudi copper plates]] refer to Narasimhavarman's conquest of Sri Lanka. The ''[[Mahavamsa]]'' also confirms these facts. | ||
==Narasimhavarman in literature== | ==Narasimhavarman in literature== | ||