A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.16

c13.16

Narasimhavarman is said to have vanquished the Cholas, Cheras and Kalabhras as well as the Pāṇdyas, but no details of these battles are known. There can be no doubt, however, that under him the Pallava power attained a strength and prestige which it had not known since its revival under Simhavishnu (575-600). He was a great builder, and Māmallapuram, the chief port of the kingdom, was greatly embellished in his day. Yuan Chwang travelled in his kingdom as well as in that of Pulakeśin II a little before his expedition against Bādāmi and has left us an interesting account of what he saw. Narasimhavarman died about 668, and was succeeded by his son Mahendravarman II, who in his short reign came into conflict with Vikramāditya I. Mahendravarman was followed in his turn by his son, Parameśvaravarman I, in whose reign Chālukya Vikramāditya renewed his conflict, having secured the alliance of the contemporary Pāṇdya ruler Arikēsari Parāṅkuśa Māravarman I (670-700).