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Vikramaditya VI

Type Figure Region India Time 1076–1126 Also known as Vikramaditya VI

Western Chalukya (Kalyani Chalukya) monarch who reigned c. 1076–1126, succeeding his father Someshvara II and ruling from Kalyani over much of the we…

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  1. 1076–1090Kalyani · KarnatakaAfter acceding around 1076, he established his capital at Kalyani, consolidated control over the core territories of the western Deccan, and began early military and diplomatic maneuvering with southern powers such as the Cholas.
  2. 1091–1110Western Deccan · DeccanDuring the middle of his reign he continued to press southward and eastward, seeking to maintain Chalukya suzerainty over Karnataka and surrounding vassals while coping with the challenge posed by the rise of the Hoysalas.
  3. 1111–1126Kalyani · KarnatakaIn his later years the empire's territory contracted and succession disputes intensified; he died around 1126, after which Western Chalukya hegemony declined further.

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