The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c13.s2.2

v2.c13.s2.2

THE death of Dānārṇava marks an important stage in the history of the Eastern Chāḷukyas. Their rule was definitely overthrown for the first time since the establishment of their family in Vengi by Kubja Viṣṇuvardhana in the first half of the seventh century A.D. There had no doubt been civil wars in the past, and the country had even been occupied by foreign invaders on several occasions; but a Chāḷukya had always remained upon the throne and ruled the country either independently or in subordination to some foreign power. After the death of Dānārṇava, however, his sons were driven into exile and the empire of the Chāḷukyas came to an end. A member of the alien Telugu Chōḍa family from the land beyond their frontier seized their throne and established himself firmly in their ancestral kingdom.