[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Archaeology, epigraphy and coins](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy) › [The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932) › c8.166 # The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.166 The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c8.166 - **Language:** English ### [c8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932.c8.166) \[A.D. 690. The Pallava king Narasimhavarman II came to the throne. His family were now in little power, and the king seems to have devoted himself to pious works. He built the ‘Shore Temple’ at Māvalivaram and Kailāsanātha Temple at Kānchi. He was also known as ‘Rājasimha.’ For a list of his ancestors see inscription on a pillar at Vāyalūr in Chingleput District. (V. R. i. Chingleput 1235 ; 368 of 1908.)\] - [Previous: c8.165](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932.c8.165) - [Next: c8.167](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932.c8.167) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932.c8.166](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.epigraphy.sewell-1932.c8.166) · Pramāṇa