Nriputungavarman
| Nriputungavarman | |
|---|---|
| Pallava King | |
| Reign | 869–880 CE |
| Predecessor | Nandivarman III |
| Successor | Aparajitavarman |
| Dynasty | Pallava |
| Pallava Kings (200s–800s) | |
| 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 son of Nandivarman III.[3] Nrpatungavarman[4] had at two queens, Viramahadevi[5] and Kadavanmadevi, as both appear in his inscriptions as donors. In his architectural contribution, the rock-cut shrine at Namakkal and a Vishnu temple built at is made for the 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]
References[]
- ^ "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.
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