Vikrāntavarman II
maharajadhiraja
Stelae of Vikrantavarman II dates 19 May 687 AD from Mỹ Sơn
King of Champa
Reign687-741
Coronation687
PredecessorNaravahanavarman
SuccessorLútuóluó
Born?
Simhapura, Champa
Died741
Simhapura
Names
Śrī Vikrāntavarman
HouseFourth dynasty (Simhapura dynasty)
FatherVikrantavarman I
Mother?
ReligionHinduism, Buddhism

Vikrāntavarman II (?–741 AD), was the seventh king of the Fourth dynasty of Champa, modern-day Central Vietnam, reigned from 686 to 741. He was the son of king Vikrantavarman I. He was identified as Jianduodamo (Chinese: 建多达摩, Middle Chinese: *kɨanh-tɑ-dɑt-mɑ) in the medieval Chinese annals of the New Book of Tang. In his kośa for the lingam of Vāmeśvara in Mỹ Sơn, Vikrantavarman II is venerated as lion among kings.[1][2]

An inscription on a stele dated 19 May 687 in Mỹ Sơn is attributed to his coronation. That same day he also installed a sheath and a crown for two of his beloved gods, Īśānesvara and Bhadreśvara, manifest in the earth in the form of lingas.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Majumdar 1927, p. 36.
  2. ^ Golzio 2004, pp. 29.
  3. ^ Majumdar 1927, pp. 28–31.
  4. ^ Golzio 2004, pp. 21–23.

Bibliography

Preceded byNaravahanavarman ?–? King of Champa ?–741 Succeeded byLútuóluó 741–?