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Western Chalukya Kingdom (1130s)

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1131–1140

In the 1130s the Western Chalukya (Kalyani Chalukya) dynasty maintained a powerful presence on the Deccan Plateau of southern India under Someshvara …

Timeline

  1. 1131–1135Kalyani · KarnatakaDuring the middle of Someshvara III's reign (1126–1138), the Western Chalukya dynasty enjoyed stable domestic governance, with the court patronizing Sanskrit literature and religious architecture, continuing the governing tradition established since Vikramaditya VI.
  2. 1133–1138Southern Deccan frontier · KarnatakaThe Western Chalukyas and the Chola Empire periodically clashed on the Tamil frontier, while a three-way balance of power emerged with the rising Hoysala dynasty in the Karnataka region, with diplomatic marriages and border conflicts alternating.
  3. 1138–1140Kalyani · KarnatakaSomeshvara III died around 1138, the dynasty entered a period of succession adjustment, local governors grew in power, laying the groundwork for its later decline.

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