Tag: history

Pulikeshi II, the Chalukya king, established his brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana as the ruler of the Vengi region, which led to the formation of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty.

Pulakeshin II famously defeated the Pallava king Mahendravarman I during his military campaigns in the south.

Pulakeshin I is historically recognized as the founder of the Badami Chalukya dynasty, establishing his capital at Vatapi (Badami).

Vijjika (or Vijaya Bhattarika) is a noted Sanskrit poetess associated with the Chalukya court, credited with writing the play Kaumudi Mahotsava.

Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana. While he traveled extensively, he did not visit the court of Chandragupta II, who lived centuries earlier.

The temples at Badami, Pattadakallu, and Aihole represent the Chalukya style of architecture, which is a synthesis of Nagara and Dravida styles, often referred to as the Vesara style.

The Kappe Arabhatta inscription is a significant early Kannada inscription found in Badami, written in the Tripadi (three-line) poetic meter.

Both statements are correct: Kubja-Vishnuvardhana did establish the Eastern Chalukya kingdom, and the Aihole inscription is a famous eulogy composed by the court poet Ravikirti.

The Achaemenid Empire, under Cyrus the Great and later Darius I, expanded into the Indus Valley around the 6th century B.C. (600 B.C.).

Zero was invented by Indians. Once Zero was invented it transformed counting and Mathematics in a way that would change the World. This invention was spread to the world by Arabs. The Indians created a different symbol for every number for one to nine. They are today known as 'Arabic Numerals.'