The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t13: Early Cāḷukya Kings
The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t13
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Early Cāḷukya Kings
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The family belonged to the Mānavya Gōtra and claimed descent from Hārīti. The kings bear the title ‘Vallabha’ and ‘Satyāśraya.’ Their capital was at Bādāmi, and they ruled over a large part of the Dekhan.
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Jayasimha I A.D. c 500. | Raṇarāga ‘Raṇavikrama’ ‘Rājasimha’. | 1. Pulakēśin I ‘Raṇavikrama.’ Real founder of the dynasty. Seized Bādāmi. Md. Durlabha-dēvi. A.D. c. 550-566. | 2. Kīrttivarmā I. ‘Raṇaparākrama.’ Conquered Kadamba Krishṇavarman II of Baṇavāsi. A.D. 566-597. | 3. Maṅgaḷēśa. ‘Raṇavikrānta.’ Defeated the Kaṭach-churi King Buddha-Rāja, killed Svāmi Rāja. Lost his throne to Pulakēśin II. A D. 597-609 to 10. | 4. Pulakēśin II. ‘Ereyya.’ Defeated Harsha of Kanauj, and made large conquests. A.D. 609-10 to 642. | Kubja Vishṇuvardhana. ‘Vishama-Siddhi-’ ‘Makaradhvaja.’ Founded the Eastern Cāḷukya Dynasty (q.v.) | Jayasimha. ‘Dharāśraya.’ | Indravarman. ‘Dhruva-rāja.’ | Nāgavardhana.
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The reign of Pulakēśin II was followed, owing to heavy defeats, by an interregnum of thirteen years. The early family was divided; Pulakēśin II's descendants being the ‘Western Cāḷukyas’; Kubja Vishṇuvardhana's ‘the Eastern Cāḷukyas,’ ruling over territory conquered by Pulakēśin II from Kaliṅga, Southern Kosala, Piṣṭhāpura (Pithāpur = the Godavari river tract) and from the Pallavas of Kāñchi.