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
Queen of Upper Chenla (Land Chenla)
Reignc. 780s[1]
PredecessorNṛpatendradevī
SuccessorJyeṣṭhāryā
Queen consort of Lower Chenla (Water Chenla)
Tenurec. 8th-century
SpouseJayavarman II[1][2]
IssueJyeṣṭhāryā
FatherRajendravarman I [fr]
MotherNṛpatendradevī

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

  1. ^ a b c Jacobsen, Trudy (2003). "Autonomous Queenship in Cambodia, 1st–9th Centuries AD". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 13 (3): 371–375.
  2. ^ 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.