Simhavishnu with his queens: sculpture found in Adivaraha mandapam in Mahabalipuram. This is dated to the reign of his grandson, Narasimhavarman Maamallan (630–668).
Pallava King
Reign
556-590 CE
Predecessor
Simhavarman III
Successor
Mahendravarman I
Issue
Mahendravarman I
Dynasty
Pallava
Father
Simhavarman III
Pallava Monarchs (200s–800s CE)
Virakurcha
(??–??)
Vishnugopa I
(??–??)
Vishnugopa II
(??–??)
Simhavarman III
(??–??)
Simhavishnu
575–600
Mahendravarman I
600–630
Narasimhavarman I
630–668
Mahendravarman II
668–670
Paramesvaravarman I
670–695
Narasimhavarman II
695–728
Paramesvaravarman II
728–731
Nandivarman II
731–795
Dantivarman
795–846
Nandivarman III
846–869
Nrpatungavarman
869–880
Aparajitavarman
880–897
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Simhavishnu (IAST: Siṃhaviṣṇu) also known as Avanisimha son of Simhavarman III and one of the Pallava kings of India, was responsible for the revival of the Pallavan dynasty. He was the first Pallava monarch whose domain extended beyond Kanchipuram (Kanchi) in the South. He was portrayed as a great conqueror in Mattavilasa Prahasana (drunken revelry), a drama written by his son Mahendravarman I.
Simhavishnu (IAST: Siṃhaviṣṇu) also known as Avanisimha son of Simhavarman III and one of the Pallava kings of India, was responsible for the revival...
Kalabhras in the mid-6th century, [citation needed]possibly in the reign of Simhavishnu,[citation needed] the fourteenth king of the Pallava line, whom the Kasakudi...
century. He was a scholar, painter, architect, musician. He was the son of Simhavishnu, who defeated the Kalabhras and re-established the Pallava kingdom. During...
Kadavas. The latter were the descendants of Bhimavarman, the brother of Simhavishnu. According to epigraphical findings, Hiranyavarman, the father of Nandivarman...
contemporaries date to that period.[citation needed] Pandya Kadungon and Pallava Simhavishnu overthrew the Kalabhras. Acchchutakalaba is likely the last Kalabhra...
had ended for certain by the last quarter of 6th century when Pallava Simhavishnu consolidated his rule up to the Kaveri river, south of which the Pandyas...
first half of the 6th century AD. He is the father and predecessor of Simhavishnu. According to the Sivan Vāyil inscription, he performed 10 Aśvamedha...
from the family of Karikala and the Kasyapa gotra. He had three sons Simhavishnu, Sundarananda and Dhanunjaya, all of whom were ruling different territories...
Karikala Chola Second century CE Nandivarman Fifth century CE Simhavishnu Sundarananda Erikal Mutturaju Dhanunjaya Navarāma Ereyamma Vijayakāma Arganipidugu...
Jainism which gained popularity from royal patronage. The Pallava kings, Simhavishnu, Mahendra Varman and Simhavarman (550–560) followed Jainism, until the...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
line ruled in Kanchipuram and comes from the Simha line (Simhavarman I, Simhavishnu, Narasimhavarman I...). The Simha emblem was inherited from descendants...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
are other legends which attribute the construction of the temple by Simhavishnu, the first Pallava king during the last decade of 6th century. The temple...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
510–525) Kumaravisnu III (c. 525–545) Simha Varman III (c. 545–554) Simhavishnu (554–590) Mahendravarman I (590–630) Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) (630–668)...
the title Permanadi. Following Paramesvaravarman's death in 731, the Simhavishnu line of Pallavas became extinct. A hero-stone inscription attributed...
among the earliest rulers. Karikala Chola was the most influential. Simhavishnu Pallava overthrew the Cholas, and the region came under the Pallava rule...
rule in South India in the 6th century CE. Along with the Pallava king Simhavishnu, he is credited with ending the Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning...
of this village "Simhavishnu Chaturvedi Mangalam" (Tamil: சிம்ம விஷ்ணு சதுர்வேதிமங்கலம்) named after the Pallava king, Simhavishnu, father of Mahendravarman...
Pallava king Narasimhavarman I (630–668 CE) and his grandfather King Simhavishnu (537–590 CE) saw the erection and structural development of several Kovils...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
Vishnukundina who ruled over the Deccan. It was around 550 CE under King Simhavishnu that the Pallavas emerged into prominence. They subjugated the Cholas...
) Vishnugopa I (??–??) Vishnugopa II (??–??) Simhavarman III (??–??) Simhavishnu 575–600 Mahendravarman I 600–630 Narasimhavarman I 630–668 Mahendravarman...
Vishnukundina who ruled over the Deccan. It was around 550 AD under King Simhavishnu that the Pallavas emerged into prominence. They subjugated the Cholas...
temple. Mamallapuram became prominent during the Pallava-era reign of Simhavishnu during the late 6th century, a period of political competition with the...
and when the island was under the sovereignty of his grandfather King Simhavishnu (537–590 CE), when many Pallava-built rock temples were erected in the...
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