Immadi Pulakeshi was the Chalukya Dynasty's Emperor. Badami in Karnataka, was his capital. Between the 6th and 12th centuries, the Chalukyas governed sections of southern and central India.
ABOUT CHALUKYAS OF BADAMI
Pulakesi II (Chalukya King)
Between the 6th and 8th centuries A.D., the Chalukyas were a powerful force in southern India. Pulakesin I, the first great monarch of this dynasty, ascended to the throne in 540 A.D. and founded a magnificent empire after many glorious conquests.
Kirtivarman and Mangalesa, his sons, expanded the kingdom by fighting several victorious wars against their neighbours, especially the Konkan Mauryans.
Pulakesin II, Kirtivarman's son, was one of the Chalukya dynasty's most powerful monarchs. He was in power for over 34 years.
He established his power in Maharashtra and conquered significant swaths of the Deccan throughout his long reign.
His biggest triumph was defeating Harshavardhana in a defensive battle.
FACTS ABOUT PULKESIN II
Pulkesin II (610–642 CE) is the most famous of the Badami Chalukya rulers. Ereya was his given name, and he was born to Kirtivarman-I.
His paternal uncle Mangaldesa was made king because he was too young when his father died.
According to some historians, his uncle denied him the right to the kingdom when he grew up, and he revolted against him.
Mangaldesa was defeated and murdered by Ereya's army at modern-day Kolar in Karnataka (Peddavadagur inscription).
He conquered the Banavasi Kadamabas, the Alupas of modern-day Southern Karnataka, the Mauryas of Konkan, and took the Island of Elephanta from the Mauryas of Konkan following a naval battle.
In the east, he defeated the Kosala, Kalinga, and other tribes. He conquered Mahendravarman-I in the south.
Harsha was a powerful force in Northern India at the time. A conflict erupted between Pulkesin II and Harsha on the Narmada's banks.
Harsha lost a large portion of his elephant army in this battle, and he was forced to retire. The Aihole Inscription makes reference to this. Huen Tsang has also described the same conflict.
The fight ended with a treaty that required Harsha to acknowledge the Narmada River as his southern frontier.
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