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Jayendrabhā

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

Jayendrabhā or Jayaendra[valla]bha (8th-century - 9th-century), was a queen regnant of Sambhupura in Chenla in Cambodian history.[2] She was also the queen of Jayavarman II, the king of Lower Chenla.

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]

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.