Rudravarman I


Rudravarman I was a king of early Champa.
Rudravarman was a descendant of king Manorathavarman. His father was a brahman, while his mother was a niece of Manorathavarman. In 530 he was enfeoffed with titles king of Linyi, Commissioner with Special Powers, Commander-in-Chief of all Military Affairs in the Coastal Region, General of Pacification of the South by the Chinese Liang dynasty.
In 541 he invaded the Jiude/Cửu Đức province. Pham Tu, a general of Ly Bon, defeated Rudravarman in 544. Michael Vickery speculates that Pham Tu might be a Linyi subject who then fled north and joined with Ly Bon.
He is mentioned in inscription C. 73 at My Son.