Also called Rajasimha, he was a ruler of the Pallava Dynasty and ruled parts of present-day Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the early-eighth century CE. He is known for patronising the Shore Temple in Mamallapuram and the Kailasanathar Temple in Kanchipuram.
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