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Someshvara II (IAST: Someśvara; r. 1068 – 1076 CE) who was administering the area around Gadag succeeded his father Someshvara I (Ahavamalla) as the Western...

Someshvara I (IAST: Someśvara; r. c. 1042 – 1068) was a king of the Western Chalukyas. Also known as "Ahavamalla" or "Trilokamalla", Someshvara succeeded...

Someshvara (IAST: Someśvara, r. c. 1169–1178 CE) was an Indian king belonging to the Chahamana dynasty and ruled parts of present-day Rajasthan in north-western...

CE) became the Western Chalukya King after deposing his elder brother Someshvara II, a political move he made by gaining the support of Chalukya vassals...

Pulakeshi II (IAST: Pulakeśhi r. c. 610–642 CE) popularly known as Immaḍi Pulakeśi, was the greatest Chalukyan Emperor who reigned from Vatapi (present-day...

capital. The dynasty quickly gained power and grew into an empire under Someshvara I, who moved the capital to Kalyani. For over a century, the Western Chalukyas...

finally Ahavamalla Someshvara I too fled the battle. In another war, it was the time of Someshvara I's second son, Someshvara II to be expelled from...

Chalukya king Someshvara I, his two sons Someshvara II and Vikramaditya VI struggled to gain the throne. Lakshmikarna allied with Someshvara II, while the...

Someshvara III (IAST: Someśvara; r. 1126 – 1138 CE) was a Western Chalukya king (also known as the Kalyani Chalukyas), the son and successor of Vikramaditya...

Kirtivarman II also known as Rahappa (reigned 746 – 753 CE) was the last ruler in the Badami Chalukya dynasty. He succeeded his father Vikramaditya II. His reign...

Vikramaditya II (reigned 733 – 744 CE) was the son of King Vijayaditya and ascended the Badami Chalukya throne following the death of his father. This...

Someshvara IV (IAST: Someśvara; r. 1181–1189) or (r. 1189–1200) was the last king of the Western Chalukya empire. He made a brief attempt after 1189 to...

Jagadhekamalla II (r.1138–1151 CE) followed Someshvara III to the Western Chalukya throne. His rule saw the slow decline of the Chalukya empire with the...

kingdom saw a war of succession between the brothers Someshvara II and Vikramaditya VI. Seunachandra II supported Vikramaditya (who ultimately succeeded)...

Tailapa II 957–997 Satyashraya 997–1008 Vikramaditya V 1008–1015 Jayasimha II 1015–1042 Someshvara I 1042–1068 Someshvara II 1068–1076 Vikramaditya VI...

and appears to have been dethroned by Vikramaditya's rival brother Someshvara II. The only known inscription that mentions a Paramara ruler named Jayasimha...

from the Western Chalukya dynasty Someshvara II, 11th-century Indian king from the Western Chalukya dynasty Someshvara III, 12th-century Indian king from...

to differentiate with Badami Chalukyas. Later ruled by Someshvara II, Vikramaditya VI, Someshvara III, Jagadhekamalla III and Tailapa III. King Someshwara...

Tailapa II (r. c. 973-997), also known as Taila II and by his title Ahavamalla, was the founder of the Western Chalukya Empire in peninsular India. Tailapa...

who achieved fame by writing Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law, and King Someshvara III, a noted scholar, who compiled an encyclopaedia of all arts and sciences...