Jagadhekamalla III (r. 1164–1183 CE) succeeded Tailapa III to the highly diminished

Western Chalukya The Western Chalukya Empire ruled most of the western Deccan, South India, between the 10th and 12th centuries. This Kannadiga dynasty is sometimes called the ''Kalyani Chalukya'' after its regal capital at Kalyani, today's Basavakalyan in th ...

empire. His rule was completely overshowded by the emergence of the Southern Kalachuris under Bijjala II who took control of

Basavakalyana Basavakalyana is a city and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka. History Before India's independence, Basavakalyan was called Kalyani. After independence and division of states on linguistic basis in 1956 ...

and ruled from there. He found refuge in the Banavasi region of the Western ghats, while Bijjala his former vassal became suzerain at Kalyana in 1162. The king in exile was a contemporary of Basavanna and other noted Veerashaiva preceptors (known as ''Shivasharanas'').

References

* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002). 1183 deaths Western Chalukya Empire 12th-century Indian monarchs {{India-royal-stub