Indravarman III (Khmer: ឥន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី៣), also titled Srindravarman (Khmer: ស្រីន្ទ្រវរ្ម័ន) was a ruler of the Khmer Empire from 1295 to 1308. He rose to power after the abdication of his father in lawJayavarman VIII,[1]: 133 whose eldest daughter, Srindrabhupesvarachuda, he had married.[2]: 211 Indravarman III was a follower of Theravada Buddhism and upon his ascension to power he made it the state religion.
He was entrusted with the command of the army. Had his lover, princess Srindrabhupesvera Cuda, stole the Sacred Sword from the king and gave it to him.The crown prince prepared to resist but Indravarman seized him, had his toes cut off, and then put him in prison. Having put down any resistance to his grab for power, he was then crowned king by the royal hotar Vidyesavid. He then married the princess to legitimize his reign. Later on he married Suryalakshmi, the niece of Vidyesavid.[3]
According to legends he was known for his special weapon, a bat made of ironwood.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, ISBN9781842125847
^Coedès, George (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN978-0-8248-0368-1.
^Kenneth T. So. (PDF). Cambosastra. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-08. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
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