Chalukya–Hoysala Conflicts and Accession of Vikramaditya VI (1070s)

Name: Chalukya–Hoysala Conflicts and Accession of Vikramaditya VI (1070s)
Start: 1071
End: 1080

Type Event Region South Asia Time 1071–1080

In the 1070s the Deccan's political order was violently reshaped: Vikramaditya VI seized power in 1076 while the Hoysala expanded south, sowing later…

Timeline

1071–1075Belur · KarnatakaDuring the succession struggle between Someshvara II and Vikramaditya VI, Hoysala's Vishnuvardhana consolidated his base at Belur and gradually annexed the small states of southern Karnataka, greatly strengthening his power.
1076Kalyani · KarnatakaVikramaditya VI defeated his elder brother Someshvara II, was crowned at Kalyani, and promulgated the 'Vikrama calendar' beginning in 1076, declaring his determination to restore Chalukya central authority.
1077–1080Border of southern Karnataka · KarnatakaThe newly enthroned Vikramaditya VI tried to force the Hoysala back into submission, and the two sides repeatedly fought along the present-day Mandur–Hassan line. Though the Hoysala still acknowledged nominal overlordship, they in fact kept military autonomy, and the balance of power in South India began to shift.

Sources

Western Chalukya dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Western-Chalukya-dynasty
A History of South India — K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1955)