History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c34.s8.9

v3.c34.s8.9

Someśvara is said to have founded Kalyān and made it his capital. Where the later Chālukyas had their capital till then does not seem clear; probably they held their court in Malkhed the capital of the previous rulers or in Badāmi their own ancient capital. Bilhana distinctly mentions the founding of Kalyan, a town near modern Bidar, being perhaps nearer to the Cholas the hereditary enemy. Someśvara, like most great Indian kings of this time, was a patron of poets and learned men (Yevur grant and also Bilhana, I and IV). In 1068, like other great Hindu kings of the time such as the noted Dhanga, when he fell ill with fever, he put an end to his life by drowning himself in the Tungabhadrā, reciting praises of Śiva, on Chaitra vadya 8th Sunday (Gaurishankar Ojha).