Narasimhavarman I is claimed to be one of the nine Indian kings who never lost on the battlefield to their enemies, the others being Ajatashatru, Chandragupta Maurya, Karikala Chola, cheran senguttuvan of the Sangam age, Samudragupta, Rajaraja Chola I, his great warrior son Rajendra Chola and Rana Kumbha of Mewar.