his rule. He also wrote the play Mattavilasa Prahasana. The Pallava kingdom began to gain both in territory and influence and were a regional power by the end of the 6th century, defeating kings of Ceylon and mainland Tamilakkam. Narasimhavarman I and Paramesvaravarman I stand out for their achievements in both military and architectural spheres. Narasimhavarman II built the Shore Temple. Simhavishnu (575–600) Mahendravarman I (600–630) Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) (630–668) Mahendravarman II (668–672) Paramesvaravarman I (670–695) Narasimhavarman II (Raja Simha) (695–722) Paramesvaravarman II (705–710) Later Pallavas of the Kadava Line The kings that came after Paramesvaravarman II belonged to the collateral line of Pallavas and were descendants of Bhimavarman, the brother of Simhavishnu. They called themselves as Kadavas, Kadavesa and Kaduvetti. Hiranyavarman, the father of Nandivarman Pallavamalla is said to have belonged to the Kadavakula in epigraphs. Nandivarman II himself is described as "one who was born to raise the prestige of the Kadava family". Nandivarman II (Pallavamalla) (732–796) son of Hiranyavarman of Kadavakula Dantivarman (795–846) Nandivarman III (846–869) Aparajitavarman (879–897) Aiyangar chronology According to the available inscriptions of the Pallavas, historian S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar proposes the Pallavas could be divided into four separate families or dynasties; some of whose connections are known and some unknown. Aiyangar states We have a certain number of charters in Prakrit of which three are important ones. Then follows a dynasty which issued their charters in Sanskrit; following this came the family of the great Pallavas beginning with Simha Vishnu; this was followed by a dynasty of the usurper Nandi Varman, another great Pallava. We are overlooking for the present the dynasty of the Ganga-Pallavas postulated by the Epigraphists. The earliest of these Pallava charters is the one known as the Mayidavolu 1 (Guntur district) copper-plates. Based on a combination of dynastic plates and grants from the period, Aiyangar proposed their rule thus: Early Pallavas Bappadevan (250–275)married a Naga of Mavilanga (Kanchi) – The Great Founder of a Pallava lineage Shivaskandavarman I (275–300) Simhavarman (300–320) Bhuddavarman (320–335) Bhuddyankuran (335–340) Middle Pallavas Visnugopa (340–355) (Yuvamaharaja Vishnugopa) Kumaravisnu I (355–370) Skanda Varman II (370–385) Vira Varman (385–400) Skanda Varman III (400–435) Simha Varman II (435–460) Skanda Varman IV (460–480) Nandi Varman I (480–500) Kumaravisnu II ( 500–510) Buddha Varman ( 510–520) Kumaravisnu III ( 520–530) Simha Varman III ( 530–537) Later Pallavas Simhavishnu (537–570) Mahendravarman I (571–630) Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) (630–668) Mahendravarman II (668–672) Paramesvaravarman I