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The earliest historical events documented by the evidence recovered at Mỹ Sơn relate to the era of King Bhadravarman I ( Phạm Hồ Đạt in Vietnamese, Fan Hou Ta as transcribed from the Chinese ), who ruled from 380 until 413, and who spent the latter part of his reign waging war against the population of Chinese-occupied northern Vietnam.

At Mỹ Sơn, Bhadravarman built a hall to worship the god Shiva under the form of the Linga and under the name " Bhadresvara ," a composite created from the king's own name and the suffix "- isvara " commonly used to refer to Shiva.