Vijayaditya (696–733 CE) followed his father,
Vinayaditya on to the
Chalukya
The Chalukya dynasty () was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynas ...
throne. His long reign was marked by general peace and prosperity. Vijayaditya also built a number of temples.
He fought against the Pallavas and extracted tributes from Paramesvaravarman II. The
Alupas
The Alupa dynasty (ಅಳುಪೆರ್, ಆಳ್ವೆರ್) (circa 2nd century C.E to 15th century C.E) was an ancient ruling dynasty of India. The kingdom they ruled was known as ''Alvakheda Arusasira'' and its territory spanned the coa ...
of South Canara who were
loyal to the Chalukyas and led by Alupa Chitravahana, brother-in-law of Vijayaditya defeated a Pandyan invasion of Mangalore in 705.
Vijayaditya was succeeded by his son
Vikramaditya II
Vikramaditya II (reigned 733 – 744 CE) was the son of King Vijayaditya and ascended the Badami Chalukya throne following the death of his father. This information comes from the Lakshmeshwar inscriptions in Kannada dated 13 January 735 A.D. ...
in 733. Vijayaditya ruled for 18 years.
Rule
Vijayaditya donated a village named Kadamma, located to the south of Purikaranagara, to Sankha-Jinendra temple at
Lakshmeshwara
Lakshmeshwara is a town, and newly created Taluk place along with Gajendragad in Gadag district, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is about 40 km from Gadag and 55 km from Hubli. It is an agricultural trading town. Lakshmeshwara T ...
,
Gadag district
Gadag is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. It was formed in 1997, when it was split from Dharwad district. As of 2011, it had a population of 1064570 (of which 35.21 percent was urban). The overall population increased by 13.14 perce ...
in 730 CE.
References
Citations
Sources
* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002).
* Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
* Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1955). A History of South India, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).
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* South Indian Inscriptions - http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/
History of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje
Early Chalukyas
696 births
733 deaths
7th-century Indian monarchs
8th-century Indian monarchs
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