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Vijayaditya VI
Eastern Chalukya (Vengi) monarch active in the Andhra region in the 1060s; a leading contender for the throne after Rajaraja Narendra's death around …
Timeline
- 1055–1061Vengi · Andhra PradeshAs a member of the royal family under Rajaraja Narendra, he built up power in court politics. After Narendra's death in 1061, the question of Eastern Chalukya succession suddenly intensified and various factions began to compete.
- 1061–1070Andhra · Andhra PradeshIn the 1060s he actively took part in the struggle for the throne in the Andhra region, confronting uncle-nephew factions including Shaktivarman II. The Chola Empire also intervened in the Eastern Chalukya succession dispute, further complicating Vengi's politics and weakening Eastern Chalukya royal authority.
Sources
- Eastern Chalukyas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Chalukyas
- History of the Andhras — Y. Gopala Krishna Rao (1962)