| Nriputungavarman | |
|---|---|
| Pallava King | |
| Reign | c. 869 – c. 880 CE |
| Predecessor | Nandivarman III |
| Successor | Aparajitavarman |
| Spouse | Viramahadevi Kadavanmadevi |
| Dynasty | Pallava |
| Father | Nandivarman III |
| Mother | Shankha |
| Pallava Kings (200s–800s) | |
| Virakurcha | |
| Vishnugopa II | |
| Simhavarman III | |
| Simhavishnu | |
| Mahendravarman I | (600-630) |
| Narasimhavarman I | (630–668) |
| Mahendravarman II | (668–670) |
| Paramesvaravarman I | (670–695) |
| Narasimhavarman II | (700-728) |
| Paramesvaravarman II | (728–731) |
| Nandivarman II | (731–795) |
| Dantivarman | (795–846) |
| Nandivarman III | (846-869) |
| Nrpatungavarman | (869-880) |
| Aparajitavarman | (880-897) |
Nriputungavarman[1][2] (fl. c. 869–880 CE) was a king of the Pallava dynasty. Nriputungavarman was the younger son of Nandivarman III and his wife, the Rashtrakuta princess Shankha.[3] Nrpatungavarman[4] had at least two queens, Viramahadevi[5] and Kadavanmadevi, as both appear in his inscriptions as donors. Under his reign, a Vishnu temple in Ukkal was commissioned for his queen.[6]
A copper plate inscription dating to the eighth year of the reign of Nriputunga Varman was unearthed in Bahour in 1879. The inscription in both Sanskrit and Tamil describes a grant of income from three villages to a seat of learning at Bahour.[7][8]
Other than his inscriptions, Nriputungavarman is also known for his military successes against the Pandyas. Notably, he defeated Pandya king Srimara Srivallabha at the Battle of Arichil,[9] completing his father, Nandivarman III's goal of recapturing southern Pallava territories that had been lost during the reign of Dantivarman.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "History Of Kongu". 1986.
- ↑ "The Pallavas – Part 3 – Indian History and Architecture".
- ↑ Venkayya, V. (1911). "Velurpalaiyam Plates of Nandivarman III". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland: 521–524. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00041617. JSTOR 25189883.
- ↑ The Body of God: An Emperor's Palace for Krishna in Eighth-Century Kanchipuram (Oxford University Press, USA ed.). D Dennis Hudson. 2008. ISBN 9780195369229.
- ↑ Anjali Verma (2018). Women and society in early medieval India : re-interpreting epigraphs. Routledge India. ISBN 978-0429448010.
- ↑ "Copper Plates".
- ↑ Chithra Madhavan (19 May 2016). "Bahur, seat of learning". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Hultzsch, E. (1896). "Two Tamil Inscriptions at Ambur". Epigraphia Indica. IV (23): 180–183. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ↑ Noburu Karashima (ed.), A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2014. 88–89.
Nriputungavarman
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| Preceded by Nandivarman III |
Pallava dynasty 846–869 |
Succeeded by Aparajitavarman |