Harshavarman I (; or Rudraloka, died in 923) was an Angkorian king who reigned in 910–923 CE. He is mentioned by David P. Chandler, who is one of the foremost western scholars of Cambodia's modern history."Book Review: Voices from S-21" . The American Historical Review (October 2002).. Special Broadcasting Service (December 10, 2007).
Family Harshavarman was a son of King Yasovarman I and his Queen, who was a sister of Jayavarman IV.Higham, 2001: p.70
Grandparents of Harshavarman were King Indravarman I and his wife Indradevi.Bhattacharya, Kamaleswar (2009). A Selection of Sanskrit Inscriptions from Cambodia. In collaboration with Karl-Heinz Golzio. Center for Khmer Studies.Some Aspects of Asian History and Culture by Upendra Thakur. Page 37.
Harshavarman had a younger brother, Ishanavarman II.
His queen was Kambujarajalakshmi. They were the maternal grandparents of Jayavarman VII.Claude Jacques, “'Funan', 'Zhenla'. The reality concealed by these Chinese views of Indochina”, in R. B. Smith and W. Watson (eds.), Early South East Asia: Essays in Archaeology, History, and Historical Geography, New York, Oxford University Press, 1979, pp.371–9, pp.373, 375.
His grandson was Yajnavaraha. He was a knowledgeable teacher.Briggs, The Ancient Khmer Empire, p. 134.
Biography Following his death, Yasovarman was succeeded by Harshavarman.
The reigns of Harshavarman and his younger brother marked a period of instability for the Khmer Empire. Both brothers were involved in a power struggle with their maternal uncle, Jayavarman IV, a conflict that lasted for Harshavarman’s entire reign. Jayavarman was eventually driven out of Angkor to set up his own capital about 100 km away during the reign of Ishanavarman.Briggs, The Ancient Khmer Empire, page 115.
Nothing else is known about Harshavarman other than that he constructed the small temple-mountain of Baksei Chamkrong at the foot of Phnom Bakheng which he dedicated to his parents,Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd.,
He died in 923 and was succeeded by Ishanavarman.The Khmers, Ian Mabbet and David P. Chandler, Silkworm Books, 1995, page 262.
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References Briggs, Lawrence Palmer. The Ancient Khmer Empire. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 1951.