Maravarman Rajasimha I

Maravarman Rajasimha I
Maravarman Rajasimha I
Reign	c. 730 - 765 AD
Predecessor	Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira
Successor	Jatila Parantaka Nedunjadaiyan/Varaguna I
Dynasty	Pandya
Father	Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira

Maravarman Rajasimha I (r. c. 730 - 765 AD), also known as Pallavabhanjana,(Tamil:முதலாம் இராசசிம்மன்) was a Pandya king of early medieval south India.^[2] He was the son and successor of Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira.^[3] He remembered for his important successes against the Pallavas and in the Kongu country.^[3]

Although mentioned in the Larger Sinnamanur Plates, the Velvikkudi Grant is the major source of information about this Pandya king.^[3]^[4]

^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.
^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) The Pandyan Kingdom. London, Luzac and Company. 56-58.
^ Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) The Pandyan Kingdom.London, Luzac and Company. 51-52.

[1] Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.

[2] Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1958, second ed.) A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar. Madras, Oxford University Press. 165.

[:0-3] Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) The Pandyan Kingdom. London, Luzac and Company. 56-58.

[:4-4] Sastri, K. A. Nilakanta. (1929) The Pandyan Kingdom.London, Luzac and Company. 51-52.

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Maravarman Rajasimha I
Reign	c. 730 - 765 AD^[1]
Predecessor	Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira
Successor	Jatila Parantaka Nedunjadaiyan/Varaguna I
Dynasty	Pandya
Father	Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira

Pandya dynasty
Early Pandya polity
Koon Pandiyan Nedunjeliyan I Nedunjeliyan II
Early Medieval Pandyas
Kadungon (c. 590–620)/(c. 560–590) Maravarman Avanichulamani (c. 620–645)/(c. 590–620) Cheliyan Chendan (c. 654–670)/(c. 620–650) Arikesari Maravarman (Parankusan) (c. 670–700)/(c. 650–700) Ko Chadaiyan Ranadhira (c. 700–730) Maravarman Rajasimha I (c. 730–765)/(c. 730–768) Srimara Srivallabha (c. 815–862) Varaguna II (c. 862–880)/(c. 862–885) Maravarman Rajasimha III (c. 900–915)