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Someshvara I

Type Figure Region Western Chalukya Time c. 1010–1068 Also known as Someshvara I、Somesvara I、Ahavamalla、Trilokamalla

Someshvara I (also Ahavamalla), Western Chalukya king and son of Jayasimha II, succeeded his father in 1042 until 29 March 1068;…

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  1. 1010–1042Manyakheta · KarnatakaSon (not brother) of Jayasimha II, he grew up at the Western Chalukya court and succeeded to the throne after his father's death in 1042.
  2. 1042–1050Kalyani · KarnatakaAfter acceding in 1042 he moved the capital from Manyakheta to Kalyani (modern Basavakalyan), patronized Kannada literature, and expanded toward Konkan and central India.
  3. 1044–1063Koppam area · KarnatakaRepeatedly contested Vengi and the Deccan frontier with the Cholas. Around 1045 Kalyani was briefly taken by Rajadhiraja. In the Battle of Koppam in 1054 Rajadhiraja was killed, but the Chola crown prince Rajendra II immediately counterattacked and crowned himself on the battlefield; the outcome was not a one-sided Chalukya victory.
  4. 1067–1068Kuruvati · KarnatakaAn incurable illness prevented him from keeping an appointment to face Virarajendra in decisive battle at Kudalasangama. On 29 March 1068 he drowned himself in the Tungabhadra River at Kuruvati, and was succeeded by his son Someshvara II.

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