achievements of mahandravarma 1
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- Mahendravarman I (reigned c. 600–630) contributed to the greatness of the Pallava dynasty. Some of the most ornate monuments at Mamallapuram, especially those dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, were constructed under his rule (though born a Jain, Mahendravarman converted to Shaivism).
If it is supposed that Simhavishnu’s reign came to an end by AD 600, his son I Mahendravarman I who succeeded him may be held to have ruled from AD 600 to 630. Though there is some difference of opinion regarding the initial date of his reign, it is agreed that he died in 630.
This king was perhaps the greatest among the Pallava rulers. He bore many titles like Chatrumalla, Gunabhara, Vichitrachitta, Mattavilasa, Avanibhajana, Sankirnajati, each one having a specific relation to one of his qualities or aptitudes. He bore even the uncomplimentary title of Kalahapriya. His kingdom was vast, and early in his reign it comprised the eastern Andhra and the Coramandal coasts from the Krishna in the north to the Kaviri in the south.
But after the Western Chalukyas began invading the southeastern parts of the old Satavahana Empire the Pallava kingdom shrank very much in size, and was perhaps confined to the area between the Tirupati hills in the north and Trichniopoly in the south. This situation was possibly changed only after AD 632 when Vatapi was attacked by his son Narasimhavarman I.