Chalukyas of kalyani - class-VIII

• Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. He is known for his love poem, the Caurapañcāśikā.
• Bilhana left his homeland in search of fame and fortune. He wandered through Mathura, Kanuj, Prayaga, Varanasi, Somnath, Kalyan and Rameswaram but luck eluded him.
• But while trekking back through Kalyan, Western Chalukya Empire King Vikramaditya VI appointed him as Vidyapathi. Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramanka charita.

 Someshwara - I is one of the important kings of this dynasty. He built a new city called Kalyana and made it his capital. This is today’s Basava Kalyana in Bidar district.

Keertivarman II was steadily undermined by the activities of Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga who was establishing the Rashtrakuta Empire and was therefore defeated by him.

Throughout their reign, the Pallavas were in constant conflict with both Chalukyas of Badami in the north and the Tamil kingdoms of Chola and Pandyas in the south. Finally. the Pallava king Nandivarman was finally defeated by the Chola ruler Vikramaditya II in the 9th century CE.

Historical records indicate that the Arab invasion of South India occurred during the reign of the Chalukya king Vikramaditya II.

All the sovereign rulers of the Chalukya dynasty bore the title Sri Prithvivallabha, which means "the husband of the goddess of fortune and the Earth" (i.e: Vishnu).

For
the purpose of administrative
convenience, the kingdom was
divided into Rashtra (Mandala),
Vishaya, Nadu and Grama. 

The conflict between the Kalyani Chalukyas and the Cholas over the Vengi region intensified during the reign of Satyashraya.

Before India's independence, Basavakalyana was called Kalyani. After independence and division of states on linguistic basis in 1956, Kalyana was renamed as BasavaKalyana in memory of Vishwaguru Basavanna, a great revolutionary who established Anubhava Mantapa  in 12th century India.

1. The early Kalachuris of the south were Jains and encouraged Jainism in their kingdom. 
2. The first notable chief of the Kalachuri family of Karnataka was Uchita. 
3. While there were several kings who followed him ruling as feudatories of the Kalyani Chalukyas, it was Jogama who became an influential vassal of Vikramaditya VI, being related to the great Chalukya king by matrimony.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

Basaveshwara was a saint. He preached in three forms: soft advice, harsh criticism, strict warning. He taught that surrendering oneself to Shiva with total devotion was the only path to salvation. He declared that work is worship. He established Anubhava Mantapa in 1162 C.E. He wrote his vachanas in simple Kannada that resembled the spoken language of the common people.

The Mitakshara is a famous legal commentary on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, written by Vijnanesvara, and it deals primarily with Hindu law, specifically inheritance.

Matching the dynasties to their capitals: Chalukyas of Gujarat (Anhilwad), Kalachuris of Chedi (Tripuri), Paramaras of Malwa (Dhar), Chahamans of Shakambari (Ajmer). This corresponds to A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3.

The Western Chaluya kingdom is referred to as Kalyani Chalukya. After the Chalukyas of Badami were destroyed by Dantidurga, they revived after two centuries in around 973AD. This was known as Chalukyas of Kalyani. It lasted for two centuries and was formed by Taila II after defeating the last Rashtrakuta ruler Kakka II.

After the decline of the Chalukyas and Cholas, the Yadavas, Kakatiyas, Hoysalas, and Pandyas emerged as the dominant powers in South India.

• Jayasimha II was a king who succeeded his brother Vikramaditya V on the Western Chalukya throne.
• With the intent of reducing Chola power in Vengi, Jayasimha II interfered in Vengi after the death of its incumbent King Vimaladitya and installed Vimaladitya's son of his choice, Vijayaditya II on the throne.

The Kalachuris of Kalyani were prominent feudatories under the Kalyani Chalukyas before eventually overthrowing them. The Rastrakutas were the predecessors of the Chalukyas, while the Cholas and Prathiharas were rival dynasties.