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Pulakeshi II
Indian king from Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi
Pulakesi I
Monarch of the Chalukya dynasty
Mangalesa
Mangalesha (IAST: Maṅgaleśa, r. ) was a king of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi in Karnataka, India. He succeeded his older brother Kirttivarman I on the throne, and ruled a kingdom that stretched from southern Gujarat in north to Bellary-Kurnool region in the south, in the western part of the Deccan region. It included parts of present-day Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
Kirtivarman I
Ruler of Chalkuya Dynasty
Vikramaditya II
Chalukya king
Kirtivarman II
ruler of the Chalukya dynasty
Vinayaditya
Indian monarch
Vikramaditya I
Indian monarch
Vijayaditya
Vijayaditya (696–733 CE) followed his father, Vinayaditya on to the Chalukya 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 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 in 733. Vijayaditya ruled for 18 years.