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Satyavarman
Sign in to saveJaya Satyavarman (died 787 AD), was the second king of the Fifth dynasty of Champa, modern-day Central Vietnam, reigned from 770 to 787. He was the nephew (sister's son) of king Prithindravarman, founder of a dynasty that centralized around the southern part of Champa.
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- Indravarman I (Champa)
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Jaya Satyavarman (died 787 AD), was the second king of the Fifth dynasty of Champa, modern-day Central Vietnam, reigned from 770 to 787. He was the nephew (sister's son) of king Prithindravarman, founder of a dynasty that centralized around the southern part of Champa.
In 774 and 787, Javanese raiders assaulted Champa, plundered the Po Nagar temple, vandalized and looted the temple's treasures and burned the statue of Siva. Inscription C. 216 describes the "darkness" of invaders' skin complexion. Satyavarman quickly repulsed the invaders and rebuilt the temple.
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