Nandivarman II

Nandivarman II
Pallava Monarch
Reign731–796
PredecessorParamesvaravarman II
SuccessorDantivarman
Born718
Simhapura, Champa (present-day Trà Kiệu, Quảng Nam province, Vietnam)
Died796 (aged 77–78)
Kanchipuram, Pallava Kingdom (present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
SpouseReva
IssueDantivarman
DynastyPallava
FatherHiranyavarman
Pallava Monarchs
(3rd–9th Century CE)
Virakurcha(Unknown)
Vishnugopa I(Unknown)
Vishnugopa II(Unknown)
Simhavarman III(Unknown)
Simhavishnu575–600
Mahendravarman I600–630
Narasimhavarman I630–668
Mahendravarman II668–670
Parameswaravarman I670–695
Narasimhavarman II695–728
Paramesvaravarman II728–731
Nandivarman II731–795
Dantivarman795–846
Nandivarman III846–869
Nriputungavarman869–880
Aparajita Varman880–897

Nandivarman II (718–796) was a Pallava monarch who reigned in southern India. Sen states Nandivarman reigned from 731 to 796 and built the Vaikuntha-Perumal Temple. He was born in the country of Champa (present-day Vietnam), in Simhapura into a local dynasty of Pallava origin and was elected as the Pallava monarch at the age of 13.