Nandivarman II

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Nandivarman II was a prominent 8th-century Pallava king of South India known for consolidating the dynasty’s power and patronizing temple architecture and learning.

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Nandivarman II canonical 2
Nandivarman Pallavamalla 1

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instanceOf Pallava king
historical figure
monarch
alsoKnownAs Nandivarman Pallava-malla
Nandivarman Pallavamalla
linked to: Nandivarman II
associatedWith Kailasanatha Temple, Kanchipuram
Vaikuntha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
cameToThroneAs child
capital Kanchipuram
commissioned temple constructions in Kanchipuram
dynasty Pallava dynasty
engagedIn wars with the Ganga dynasty
wars with the Pandya kingdom
wars with the Western Chalukya kingdom
era 8th century CE
father Hiranyavarman
floruit c. 731–796 CE
house Pallavas of Kanchi
linked to: Pallava dynasty
inscriptionsFoundIn Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
issued land grants to Brahmins
knownFor conflicts with the Gangas
conflicts with the Western Chalukyas
consolidating Pallava power
military resistance against the Pandyas
patronage of learning
patronage of temple architecture
languageOfInscriptions Sanskrit
Tamil
legacy helped sustain Pallava influence in South India in the 8th century
patronized Brahmanical learning
Sanskrit scholarship
Shaivism
Tamil scholarship
Vaishnavism
politicalStatus one of the last powerful Pallava rulers
predecessor Paramesvaravarman II
region South India
reignEnd c. 796 CE
reignStart c. 731 CE
religion Hinduism
ruledFrom Kanchi
selectedFrom collateral branch of the Pallava family
strengthened Pallava control over Tondaimandalam
successor Dantivarman
supported Brahmin settlements
title Maharaja
Pallavamalla

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Pallava dynasty notableRuler Nandivarman II
Nandivarman II alsoKnownAs Nandivarman Pallavamalla
linked to: Nandivarman II