A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c13.21

c13.21

After his victory against Vikramāditya I, Parameśvaravarman I continued to rule in Kāñchi until his death which occurred about 680, and was succeeded by his son Narasimhavarman II Rājasimha (680-720). His long reign, like the reigns of his Cālukya contemporaries, was marked by peace and prosperity and by the construction of large and beautiful temples like the Kailāsanātha at Kāñchipuram and the Shore temple at Māmallapuram. It was also marked by literary activity, the great rhetorician Dandin probably spending many years at his court. Rājasimha sent embassies to China and maritime trade flourished greatly in his time. He was followed by his son Parameśvaravarman II (720-31), who perhaps built the Śiva temple at Tiruvadi which bears an inscription of his reign but has been repaired many times over.