Which of the following Sailendra rulers are known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings (A) Samaragravira (B) Balaputradeva (C) Chudamanivarman (D) Sri-Maravijayottungavarman Choose the correct answer from the options given below:?

Option 4 : (B), (C) and (D) only

Balaputradeva, Chudamanivarman, and Sri-Maravijayottungavarman are the Sailendra rulers who are known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings.

• Shailendra dynasty was an Indianised dynasty that flourished in Java from about 750 AD to 850 AD.
• The dynasty was marked by a great cultural renaissance associated with the introduction of Mahayana Buddhism, and it attained a high level of artistic expression in the many temples and monuments built under its rule.
• The Sailendra rulers were known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings during that time. Some of these rulers were:
  • Balaputradeva: The Sailendra dynasty king named Balaputradeva (ruler of Suvarnadvipa) requested Devapala (Pala ruler) to grant five villages to the monastery at Nalanda.​
  • Chudamanivarman: He built a monastery at Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu known as Chudamanivarman Vihara. Rajaraja, the great Chola king, made liberal grants to that monastery.

  • Sri-Maravijayottungavarman: He was the son of Chudamanivarman and completed the construction of 'Chudamanivarman Vihara' under the reign of Rajaraja.

Thus, Balaputradeva, Chudamanivarman, and Sri-Maravijayottungavarman are the Sailendra rulers who are known to have had friendly relations with their contemporary Indian kings.