Jayendrabhā or Jayaendra[valla]bha (8th-century - 9th-century), was a queen regnant of Sambhupura Chenla in Cambodia.[2] She was also the queen of Jayavarman II, the king of Lower Chenla.
Jayendrabhā | |
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Queen of Upper Chenla (Land Chenla) | |
Reign | c. 780s[1] |
Predecessor | Nṛpatendradevī |
Successor | Jyeṣṭhāryā |
Queen consort of Lower Chenla (Water Chenla) | |
Tenure | c. 8th-century |
Spouse | Jayavarman II[1][2] |
Issue | Jyeṣṭhāryā |
Father | Rajendravarman I |
Mother | Nṛpatendradevī |
She was the daughter of queen Nṛpatendradevī or Nrpendradevi of Sambhupura. She appears to have inherited the throne from her mother. She married king Jayavarman II.[2]
Jayavarman II became King consort of Sambhupura by marrying her.[1]
Her daughter queen Jyeṣṭhāryā succeeded her on the throne by 803.
References edit
- ^ a b c Jacobsen, Trudy (2003). "Autonomous Queenship in Cambodia, 1st–9th Centuries AD". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 13 (3): 371–375.
- ^ a b c Jacobsen, Trudy (2008). Lost Goddesses: The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History. NIAS Press. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-87-7694-001-0.