Adityavarman Chandraditya Ranaragha-varman Vikramaditya I Dharashraya Jayasimhavarman
Dynasty
Chalukyas of Vatapi
Father
Kirttivarman I
Religion
Hinduism
Chalukya dynasties
Vatapi / Badami Chalukyas
Jayasimha
500-520
Ranaraga
520-540
Pulakeshin I
540–566
Kirttivarman I
566–597
Mangalesha
597–609
Pulakeshin II
609–642
Adityavarman
643-645
Abhinavaditya
645-646
Chandraditya
646-649
Vijaya-Bhattarika (regent)
650-655
Vikramaditya I
655–680
Vinayaditya
680–696
Vijayaditya
696–733
Vikramaditya II
733–746
Kirtivarman II
746–753
Vengi / Eastern Chalukyas
Kubja Vishnuvardhana
624–641
Jayasimha I
641–673
Indra Bhattaraka
673
Vishnu Vardhana II
673–682
Mangi Yuvaraja
682–706
Jayasimha II
706–718
Kokkili
719
Vishnuvardhana III
719–755
Vijayaditya I (Eastern Chalukya)
755–772
Vishnuvardhana IV
772–808
Vijayaditya II
808–847
Kali Vishnuvardhana V
847–849
Vijayaditya III
849–892
Chalukya Bhima I
892–921
Vijayaditya IV
921
Amma I
921–927
Beta Vijayaditya V
927
Tala I
927
Vikramaditya II
927–928
Bhima II
928
Yuddhamalla II
928–935
Chalukya Bhima II
935–947
Amma II
947–970
Tala I
970
Danarnava
970–973
Jata Choda Bhima
973–999
Shaktivarman I
1000–1011
Vimaladitya
1011–1018
Rajaraja Narendra
1019–1061
Vijayaditya VII
1061-1075
Kalyani / Western Chalukyas
Tailapa II
957–997
Satyashraya
997–1008
Vikramaditya V
1008–1015
Jayasimha II
1015–1042
Someshvara I
1042–1068
Someshvara II
1068–1076
Vikramaditya VI
1076–1126
Someshvara III
1126–1138
Jagadhekamalla II
1138–1151
Tailapa III
1151–1164
Jagadhekamalla III
1163–1183
Someshvara IV
1184–1200
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Pulakeshin II (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 610–642 CE) popularly known as Immaḍi Pulakeśi, was the greatest Chalukyan Emperor who reigned from Vatapi (present-day Badami in Karnataka, India). During his reign, the Chalukya Empire expanded to cover most of the Deccan region in peninsular India.
A son of the Chalukya monarch Kirttivarman I, Pulakeshin overthrew his uncle Mangalesha to gain control of the throne. He suppressed a rebellion by Appayika and Govinda, and decisively defeated the Kadambas of Banavasi in the south. The Alupas and the Gangas of Talakadu recognized his suzerainty. He consolidated the Chalukya control over the western coast by subjugating the Mauryas of Konkana. His Aihole inscription also credits him with subjugating the Latas, the Malavas, and the Gurjaras in the north.
The most notable military achievement of Pulakeshin was his victory over the powerful northern emperor Harshavardhana, whose failure to conquer the Chalukyan territories to the south is attested by the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang. In the east, Pulakeshin subjugated the rulers of Dakshina Kosala and Kalinga. After defeating the Vishnukundina monarch, he appointed his brother Vishnu-vardhana as the governor of eastern Deccan; this brother later established the independent Eastern Chalukya dynasty of Vengi. Pulakeshin also achieved some successes against the Pallavas in the south, but was ultimately defeated during an invasion by the Pallava monarch Narasimhavarman I.
Pulakeshin was a Vaishanavite Hindu, but was tolerant of other faiths, including Shaivite Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. He patronized several scholars, including Ravikirtti, who composed his Aihole inscription.
PulakeshinII (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 610–642 CE) popularly known as Immaḍi Pulakeśi, was the greatest Chalukyan Emperor who reigned from Vatapi (present-day...
and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of PulakeshinII. After the death of PulakeshinII, the Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom...
Chalukya king PulakeshinII in 642 CE and the commencement of Pallava occupation of Vatapi lasted until 654. In about 630, PulakeshinII invaded the Pallava...
Svamiraja. His reign ended when he lost a war of succession to his nephew PulakeshinII, a son of Kirttivarman I. Mangalesha was a Vaishnavite, and constructed...
Pulakeshin (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 540–567) was the first sovereign ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami). He ruled parts of the present-day...
The Battle of Narmada (Kannada: ನರ್ಮದೆ ಕದನ) was fought between king PulakeshinII of Chalukya dynasty and king Harshavardhana of Pushyabhuti dynasty on...
Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Kirttivarman was the son of his predecessor Pulakeshin I, the first sovereign ruler of the dynasty. He expanded the Chalukya...
brother of Chalukya PulakeshinII. Vishnuvardhana I ruled the Vengi territories in eastern Andhra Pradesh as the viceroy under PulakeshinII from around 615...
He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the Chalukya monarch, PulakeshinII in the year 642 CE. Narasimhavarman I was also known as Mamallan (great...
Pulakeshin's son Adityavarman. These records, such as the Kauthem inscription and Ranna's Gadaayuddha, can be dismissed as inaccurate. PulakeshinII was...
capital, and reigned till 647 CE. Harsha was defeated by the Emperor PulakeshinII of the Chalukya dynasty in the Battle of Narmada, when he tried to expand...
composed by the Jain poet Ravikirti in honor of his patron emperor PulakeshinII Satyashraya of the Vatapi Chalukya dynasty. The inscription is partly...
re-established the Pallava kingdom. During his reign, the Chalukya king PulakeshinII attacked the Pallava kingdom. The Pallavas fought a series of wars in...
constructed. Kirtivarman I strengthened Vatapi and had three sons, PulakeshinII, Vishnuvardhana and Buddhavarasa, who were minors at the time of his...
Chalukya. They were patrons of deity Vishnu. The most famous ruler was PulakeshinII (c. 610 CE - c. 642 CE). He was having the title of "Satyasherya Parameshwara"...
in battle against PulakeshinII. These victories earned him the title Dakshinapatha Prithviswamy (lord of the south). PulakeshinII continued his conquests...
of Vengi branched off from the Chalukyas of Badami. The Badami ruler PulakeshinII (610–642 CE) conquered the Vengi region in eastern Deccan, after defeating...
and is a poem by Jain poet Ravikirti. He was in the court of king PulakeshinII. This inscription opens with the equivalent of "Jai Jinendra" salutation...
of the 6th century when the last Kadamba ruler Krishna Varma II was subdued by Pulakeshin I of the Chalukya feudatory, ending their sovereign rule. The...
and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of PulakeshinII. After the death of PulakeshinII, the Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom...
then by PulakeshinII. Buddharaja probably lost his sovereignty during a second Chalukya invasion, by Mangalesha, or by his nephew PulakeshinII. According...
Vikramaditya II (reigned 733 – 744 CE) was the son of King Vijayaditya and ascended the Badami Chalukya throne following the death of his father. This...
it as a part of Kalinga. In the seventh century, the Chalukya king PulakeshinII annexed Pishtapura to his kingdom. Pitapuram served as the initial capital...
of the Chalukyas of Badami. According to an inscription from Aihole, PulakeshinII having defeated the Pallavas, occupied this area and made it a province...
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