Narasimhavarman II

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Narasimhavarman II was a 7th–8th century Pallava king of South India renowned for his patronage of architecture and the construction of monumental temples such as the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram.

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Narasimhavarman II canonical 4
Narasimhavarman II Rajasimha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu ruler
Indian monarch
Pallava king
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Rajasimha
Rajasimha Pallava
artisticLegacy elaborate stone carvings and reliefs in Pallava temples
iconic shore-front temple complex at Mahabalipuram
associatedWithPlace Kanchipuram
Mahabalipuram
built Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
linked to: Shore Temple

Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
capital Kanchipuram
century 7th century
8th century
conflictWith Chalukyas of Badami
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
country Pallava kingdom
linked to: Pallava dynasty
culturalContribution development of structural stone temples in South India
promotion of Sanskrit and Tamil epigraphy
deathPlace Pallava kingdom (present-day Tamil Nadu)
linked to: Pallava dynasty
dynasty Pallava dynasty
era post-Mahendravarman Pallava period
father Paramesvaravarman I
influenced later Chola temple architecture
issued stone inscriptions in Sanskrit
stone inscriptions in Tamil
knownFor Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram
Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram
linked to: Shore Temple

construction of monumental temples
patronage of architecture
languageOfInscriptions Grantha script
Tamil script
memberOf Pallava dynasty
patronage Shaivism
Vaishnavism
politicalStatus sovereign of the Pallava realm
regionRuled South India
reignEnd c. 728 CE
reignStart c. 700 CE
religion Hinduism
style Pallava rock-cut architecture
early structural Dravidian temple architecture
succeeded Paramesvaravarman I
successor Paramesvaravarman II
title Atyantakama
Rajasimha
Sribhara

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Pallava dynasty notableRuler Narasimhavarman II
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram builtUnder Narasimhavarman II
subject linked to: shore temples
Shore Temple patron Narasimhavarman II
Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram builtBy Narasimhavarman II
subject linked to: Kailasanathar Temple
Pallava architecture patronRuler Narasimhavarman II Rajasimha
linked to: Narasimhavarman II