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Narasimhavarman I ((タミル語:முதலாம் நரசிம்மவர்மன்.)) was a Tamil king of the Pallava dynasty who ruled South India from 630–668 AD. He shared his father Mahendravarman I's love of art and completed the work started by Mahendravarman in Mahabalipuram. He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the Chalukya king, Pulakeshin II in the year 642 AD . Narasimhavarman was also known as ''Mamallan'' (great wrestler), and Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) was named after him. It was during his reign, in 640 AD, that the Chinese traveller Hieun Tsang visited Kanchipuram.〔 Narasimhavarman I was a devotee of Siva. The great Nayanmar saints like Appar, Siruthondar and Tirugnanasambandar lived during his reign. Narasimhavarman I was succeeded by his son Mahendravarman II in the year 668 AD. ==Military Conquests== Narasimhavarman I is claimed to be one of the 12 Indian kings who never lost on the battlefield to their enemies, the others being Ajatashatru, Chandragupta Maurya, Karikala Chola, cheran senguttuvan, great nayanmar saint kochengannan of chola dynasty, chola king Rajasuyam vaetta perunarkilli (575 BC), who successfully completed military Rajasuyam sacrifice, pandyan nedunchezhian of the Sangam age, Samudragupta,Great Pallava nayanmar saint Rajasimha, Rajaraja Chola I, his great warrior son Rajendra Chola. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Narasimhavarman I」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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