Nṛpatendradevī

Nṛpatendradevī
Queen of Upper Chenla (Land Chenla)
Reign	c. 8th-century
Predecessor	Indrani
Successor	Jayendrabhā
Queen consort of Lower Chenla (Water Chenla)
Tenure	c. 8th-century
Spouse	Rajendravarman I [fr]
Issue	Mahipativarman Jayendrabhā
Father	Pushkaraksha [fr]
Mother	Indrani

Nrpendradevi or Nṛpatendradevī (8th-century), was a queen regnant of Sambhupura Chenla in Cambodia.^[1] She was also the queen of Rajendravarman I [fr], the king of Lower Chenla.

She was the daughter of Queen Indrani of Sambhupura and King Pushkaraksha [fr] (also known as Indraloka). She inherited the throne from her mother instead of her brother, prince Shambhuvarman [fr] (Rudravarman), who instead married their cousin, princess Narendradevi of Chenla.^[1]

Queen Nrpendradevi married her cousin and nephew, her brother's son prince Rajendravarman I [fr] of Chenla, and became the mother of queen Jayendrabhā, who succeeded her on the throne.^[1] Also, Mahipativarman was the son of Rajendravarman I and her.^[1] Rajendravarman I, the ruler of Lower Chenla,^[2] became King consort of Sambhupura by marrying her.^[3] It seems that the kingdom of Sambhupura was Land Chenla [km] and the kingdom of Vyadhapura was Water Chenla [km].^[4]

References

1. Jacobsen, Trudy (2008). Lost Goddesses: The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History. NIAS Press. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-87-7694-001-0.
2. Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 34. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.
3. Jacobsen, Trudy (2003). "Autonomous Queenship in Cambodia, 1st–9th Centuries AD". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 13 (3): 371–375. doi:10.1017/S1356186303003420.
4. Majumdar, R. C. (2020-10-16). Kambuja Desa - Or An Ancient Hindu Colony In Cambodia. Read Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-5287-6033-1. Until recently it was generally held that the kingdom of Śambhupura corresponded to the Kambuja of land, and that of Vyādhapura, to the Kambuja of water of the Chinese chronicles.