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Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Empire
Level 2
c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Deccan empire, longstanding rival of the Cholas.
- Capital
- Kalyani
- Region
- Deccan
- Duration
- 216 years
- Main period
- Chola & Major Southern Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Tailapa II King973 CE – 997 CEFounder, overthrew the Rashtrakutas.
- Someshvara I King1042 – 1068Founded Kalyani.
- Vikramaditya VI King1076 – 1126Chalukya-Vikrama era; Bilhana's Vikramankadevacharita.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 973 CE | Tailapa II overthrows the Rashtrakutas The Western Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani was founded. |
Manyakheta |
| 1076 | Chalukya-Vikrama era of Vikramaditya VI | Kalyani |
Personalities
Bilhana
active c. 1080
Author of the Vikramankadevacharita
Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara II)
c. 1114 – c. 1185
Mathematician who wrote the Lilavati
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Overlap: 44 years
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 216 years
Gurjara-Pratihara Empire ★
North · c. 730 CE – c. 1036
Overlap: 63 years
Pala Empire ★
East · c. 750 CE – c. 1161
Overlap: 188 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 216 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 209 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 119 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 36 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 27 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 167 years
Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi
Deccan · c. 624 CE – c. 1075
Overlap: 102 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 216 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 216 years
Tomaras of Delhi
North · c. 736 CE – c. 1152
Overlap: 179 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 216 years
Chera Perumals of Makotai
South · c. 800 CE – c. 1124
Overlap: 151 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 216 years
Hindu Shahis
Northwest · c. 822 CE – c. 1026
Overlap: 53 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 216 years
Habbarid Emirate
Northwest · c. 854 CE – c. 1011
Overlap: 38 years
Utpala Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 855 CE – c. 1003
Overlap: 30 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 216 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 168 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 163 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 163 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 119 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 111 years
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Overlap: 100 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 89 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 65 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 61 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 26 years