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Narapatisimhavarman

Narapatisimhavarman
9th King of Qiān
King of Qiān Zhī Fú
Reign937–949 or 971
PredecessorSundararavarman
SuccessorVap Upendra (as governor)
Ipoia Sanne Thora Thesma Teperat (Si Thep)
Mangalavarman (Mueang Sema)
HouseCanasapura
DynastyGuruwamsa

Narapatisimhavarman (Thai: นรปติสิงหวรมัน) is recorded in the Śrī Canāśa Inscription (K.949) as a ruler of Canasapura.[1]: 122 [2] He succeeded his father, Sundararavarman, in 937 CE,[2] yet his reign appears to have been abruptly curtailed following the conquest of Si Thep[a] by the Angkorian ruler Rajendravarman II. In the aftermath of this campaign, the Angkorian monarch is reported to have installed "Vap Upendra" as his representative in the Rāmaññadesa in 949 CE,[4]: 3546  thereby subsuming Canasapura into the expanding Angkorian polity.[5]: 95 

The subsequent status of Narapatisimhavarman remains uncertain. Some scholars have posited that his political authority was significantly diminished, citing the Sema Inscription (K.1141), dated to 971 CE, which refers to a nobleman named "Driḍhabhakti Simhavarman" (ทฤฒภักดี สิงหวรมัน).[6] This individual has been tentatively identified with Narapatisimhavarman, suggesting that he may have adopted a new titular designation following the Angkorian conquest, thereby continuing in a subordinate or redefined role within the regional hierarchy.[7]: 150 

Following the apparent cessation of Narapatisimhavarman’s authority in the 970s, dynastic succession was likely assumed by Ipoia Sanne Thora Thesma Teperat, who is listed as the eleventh Siamese monarch in the French account Du Royaume de Siam as well as in the Instructions Given to the Siamese Envoys Sent to Portugal (1684). According to these sources, this ruler relocated the political center to Tasoo Nacora Louang (ธาตุนครหลวง) or Yassouttora Nacoora Louang, which is generally identified by modern scholars with Lavapura in Lavo.[8][9]: 127  Concurrently, the eastern chief center at Mueang Sema [fr] was succeeded by the younger prince, Mangalavarman, who created the Śrī Canāśa Inscription.[2]

After the incorporation of Si Thep into the Angkorian sphere of influence, the city experienced a marked decline in both political authority and economic significance,[10] while its former eastern satellite, Mueang Sema [fr], emerged as a more prominent regional center. Epigraphic evidence from this period attests to the activities of Mueang Sema elites, indicating the continued vitality of the area within the broader Khmer polity. Nevertheless, after the reign of Jayavarman VII (r. 1181–1218), references to Angkorian presence or influence in the Canasapura region disappear from the historical record.[7]: 151 

Notes

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  1. ^ Referred to as Rāmaññadesa in the Rajendravarman II Inscription.[3]

References

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  10. ^ Depimai, Anurak (2020). The Cultural Development of Si-Thep as the Hinterland Ancient Town Prior to 14th Century (Ph.D. thesis). Silpakorn University.