Answer: The Western Chalukyas were a fraction of the Chalukyas of Badami. In the later half of the tenth century A.D. (A.D. 973) a prince named Tailapa II founded this dynasty after defeating the Rashtrakutas. Tailapa II made Manyakheta his capital. He defeated Paramara Murja, the king of Malwa. … [Read more...]
Who were called the ‘Eastern Chalukyas’?
Answer : During the course of his military exploits Pulakeshin II set up his younger brother, Kubja Vishnuvardhan, as Viceroy of the newly conquered areas of Pistapura (roughly the Andhra country) in A.D. 631. This was the beginning of the dynasty of the Eastern Chalukyas. Vishnuvardhan was … [Read more...]