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, the ruler of Lower Chenla,[3] became King consort of Sambhupura by marrying her.[1] It seems that the kingdom of Sambhupura was Land Chenla and the kingdom of Vyadhapura was Water Chenla.[4]

Her daughter queen Jyeṣṭhāryā succeeded her on the throne by 803.

References

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  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. doi:10.1017/S1356186303003420.
  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.
  3. ^ Sharan, Mahesh Kumar (2003). Studies In Sanskrit Inscriptions Of Ancient Cambodia. Abhinav Publications. p. 34. ISBN 978-81-7017-006-8.
  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.