Ancient History of the Deccan c6.s4.13

c6.s4.13

Two chiefs, Appâyika and Gôvinda having tried to conquer the country to the north of the river Bhîma, one is repulsed and the other submits and becomes the ally of the Châlukyas. Pulakêśin then lays siege to Vanavâsî and subdues the Gaṅgas, the Âlupas who reigned in this region, as also the Mauryas of Koṅkan. He then besieges Purî, an important town on the coast of the western ocean (Arabian sea); the Lâṭas, the Mâḷavas and the Gûrjaras surrender as well as the inhabitants of the Vindhyas, the banks of the Rêvâ and the three Mahârâshṭras. In the North-east, Pulakêśin subdues the kingdoms of Kaliṅga and Kôsaḷa. He seizes the citadel of Pishṭapura and fights near the waters of the Kunâḷa; then he turns to the south, routs the king of the Pallavas (Mahêndravarman I.) of Kâñchî, crosses the Kâvêrî, causes “prosperity to the Chôḷas, Kêraḷas, Pâṇḍyas” and returns to his capital Bâdâmi. These exploits took place at the beginning of his reign, circ. 609 A. D. The conquest of the Telugu country comprising the districts of Godavari, Krishna and Guntur is a landmark in the history of the Deccan, owing to the creation of an important kingdom, that of the Eastern Châlukyas.