Vikramaditya II's Usurpation and the Fall of the Western Chalukya Capital (1156–1157)

Timeline

1. 1151–1156Deccan Plateau · DeccanWhen Tailapa III succeeded in 1151, the empire had already lost regions like Vengi, and feudatories such as the Hoysalas and Yadavas were growing ever stronger; the legacy of Vikramaditya VI's campaigns against the Cholas and Vengi could not be sustained, and central military power and revenues were exhausted.
2. 1156–1157Kalyani · KarnatakaAround 1157 Bijjala II claimed imperial titles such as Maharajadhiraja and Chakravartin in inscriptions and captured Kalyani, forcing Tailapa III to move to Annigeri. The era of the Western Chalukyas as the dominant Deccan power was effectively over; Tailapa himself died c. 1162 in the war against Hoysala Narasimha I.