Zenith of the Chalukya Dynasty (Pulakeshin II)

Timeline

1. 610–642Badami · KarnatakaPulakeshin II checked Harsha at the Narmada River to the north, campaigned against the Pallavas in the south and against the Gurjaras (Gujarat) in the east, extending Chalukya power across the Deccan and South India and establishing the empire's zenith.
2. 701–800Deccan Plateau · Deccan PlateauThe Chalukya dynasty still maintained Deccan hegemony in the early eighth century, with cultural heritage such as the Badami cave temples testifying to its zenith; after the Rashtrakutas rose around the mid-eighth century the Chalukya hegemony ended, though branches like the Eastern Chalukyas continued to exert influence.