Queen Kambujarajalakshmi or Kambuja-raja-lakshmi (Khmer: កម្ពុជរាជលក្ស្មី, Thai: กัมพุชราชลักษมี) was a Semi legendary queen regnant of Chenla in Cambodia in 575-580.[2]
| Kambujarajalakshmi កម្ពុជរាជលក្ស្មី | |
|---|---|
| Queen Kambujarajalakshmi | |
| Queen regnant of Chenla | |
| Reign | 575–580 AD[1] |
| Predecessor | Vira Varman |
| Successor | Bhavavarman I |
| Born | Shreshthapura |
| Spouse | Bhavavarman I |
| Issue | Bhavavarman II |
| House | House of Kambuj |
| Dynasty | Chenla (Solar Dynasty) |
| Father | Shreshthavarman |
| Religion | Hindu |
Biography
editKambujarajalakshmi was a Princess of King Shreshthavarman of Shreshthapura, and belonged to the oldest line of the Chenla royal dynasty through her mother. According to a traditional version of events, she succeeded king Vira Varman in 575, and was succeeded on the throne by her spouse, Bhavavarman I, who succeeded to the throne by marriage.
However, there are no contemporary sources for her reign, and there are theories that she is a later invention.
References
edit- ^ Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.
- ^ Cœdès, George. The Making of South East Asia. — Routledge, 2015.