The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.150

v3.c29.150

In this same year, 1138, the Chālukya Sōmēsvara III died and was succeeded by his son Jagadēkamalla in the Chālukya kingdom. Vishnu renewed his aggressions, taking advantage of the new succession, but was again baulked by the activities of the loyal governors of the kingdom. His activity ceased in 1141 or soon after, and though he was virtually independent he never ventured to assume the royal title. He was succeeded by his son Vijaya Narasimha, who is generally said to have been crowned at his birth³. He was a child of eight at his accession, and his territory could be preserved only by the efforts of his father’s generals in the struggle that followed the disruption of the Chālukya kingdom.