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Pulakeshin II

Type Figure Region India Time c. 600–642 Also known as Chalukya II

Pulakeshin II (r. c. 610–642), the most illustrious Chalukya monarch, ruled from Vatapi, unified most of the Deccan, defeated Harsha's southern campa…

Timeline

  1. 610–620Vatapi · KarnatakaAround 610 he recovered the throne from his uncle, established his capital at Vatapi, quickly quelled internal rebellions, and expanded his power into the Deccan heartland.
  2. c. 620–630Narmada River · Narmada RiverRepelled the northern Indian king Harsha's southward army along the Narmada River; the Aihole inscription boasts of him as 'lord of the region south of the Ganges', establishing the Chalukyas as the strongest power of the south.
  3. c. 630–642Vatapi · KarnatakaHe campaigned south against the Pallavas, forcing Mahendravarman I to pay tribute and make peace; in his later years he continued to expand, dying around 642, after which the empire was divided among his sons.

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