 Simhavishnu portait along with his queens found in Adivaraha mandapam in Mahabalipuram. The sculpture is dated to the reign of his grandson Narasimhavarman Mahamalla (630-668). Simhavishnu also known as Avanisimha, son of Simhavarman III was one of the famous Pallavan kings of India. During his reign he ruled from Kanchipuram (Kanchi) (Tamil Nadu). He established a strong Pallava kingdom with a very strong army. He was stated as a great conqueror in Mattavilasa Prahasana(drunken revelry), a drama written by his son Mahendra Varman I. Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. ...
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Reign period Different historians have came up with different periods. There is no consesus yet. The recent epigraphical evidence supports the period of 537-570 as the reignal period of Simhavishnu whereas older generation historians like T.V.Mahalingam claimed it to be 575-615. Events Pope Silverius deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian, who appoints as his successor Pope Vigilius. ...
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Expansion of Kingdom Simhavishnu defeated Cholas,Cheras, Pandyas and Kalabhras and revived the pallava rule which was on decline due to the onlsaught of the Kalabhras. The new dynasty of the Pallavas with its capital in Kanchipuram, established by Simhavishnu during the last quarter of 6th Century is known as Greater Pallavas or Later Pallavas dynasty. He is the first Pallava king whose kingdoms extended further south beyond Kanchi. His dominions seems to extended as far as Kaveri River in the south. The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ...
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Simhavishnu eliminated all his southern neighbors including the ruler of Ceylon and seized the country of Cholas. A great struggle between the Pallavas and their archenemy Chalukyas erupted during the reign of Simhavishnu which continued for generations until the Chalukyas took over Kanchi in the first half of the 8th century.
Religious affliation Simhavishnu was a devotee of Vishnu. This is a notewothy point as his son Mahendravarman I was a Jaina who opposed all the saivaite practises before being converted into Saivism. Simhavishnu's portrait can be seen in stone at the Adivaraha temple of Mahabalipuram (link). Jaina Solo (b. ...
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Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. ...
The monuments and temples in Mahabalipuram are great achivements of the Pallava dynasty, and it still exists in Tamil Nadu, India. Mahabalipuram (also known as Mamallapuram) is a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. ...
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Simhavishnu is succeded by his son Mahendravarman I.
References - Mahendravarman I Pallava: Artist and Patron of Mamallapuram by Marilyn Hirsh, Artibus Asiae, Vol. 48, No. 1/2. (1987), pp.113
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