Ishanavarman II
Ishanavarman II | |
|---|---|
| Successor | Jayavarman IV |
| Died | 928 CE |
| Father | Yasovarman I |
| Mother | Sister of Jayavarman IV |
Ishanavarman II (Khmer: ឦសានវរ្ម័នទី២) was an Angkorian king who is believed to have ruled from 923 to 928. His empire may have been confined to Angkor and the area around Battambang to the west.[1]
Family
[edit]Ishanavarman was a son of King Yasovarman and his wife, who was a sister of Jayavarman IV.[2]
Grandparents of Ishanavarman were Indravarman I and his wife Indradevi.[3][4][5]
Ishanavarman had an elder brother, Harshavarman I.
Biography
[edit]Ishanavarman succeeded his dead brother in 923. The period of his reign may have been very tumultuous and chaotic.
In 921, his uncle, Jayavarman IV, had already set up a rival city about 100 km north-east of Angkor.
During Ishanavarman’s reign, a temple called Prasat Kravan was built.
Nothing else is known about Ishanavarman II. He died in 928 and received a posthumous name of Paramarudraloka.[6]: 114
References
[edit]- ^ The Khmers, Ian Mabbet and David P. Chandler, Silkworm Books, 1995, page 262.
- ^ Higham, 2001: page 70
- ^ Bhattacharya, Kamaleswar (2009). A Selection of Sanskrit Inscriptions from Cambodia. In collaboration with Karl-Heinz Golzio. Center for Khmer Studies.
- ^ Some Aspects of Asian History and Culture by Upendra Thakur. Page 37.
- ^ Saveros, Pou (2002). Nouvelles inscriptions du Cambodge (in French). Vol. Tome II et III. Paris: EFEO. ISBN 2-85539-617-4.
- ^ Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.