Hiranyavarman

Hiranyavarman, the founder of the Mahidharapura Dynasty, was a king from the Upper Mun Valley near Phimai, a vassal state of Khmer Empire.

Biography

King Hiranyavarman was the father of King Dharanindravarman I and King Jayavarman VI. He never claimed that his dynasty has any link to the King Suryavarman I’s dynasty nor to any other lines of Khmer kings. However, his great-grandson, Dharanindravarman II claimed the throne through the marriage with Sri Jayarajacudamani, granddaughter of King Suryavarman I.
He was named after Hiranyavarman, a son of Somasaman and a daughter of King Viravarman.