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Kalachuris of Kalyani
Dynasty
Level 3
c. 1156 – c. 1181
Briefly displaced the Western Chalukyas; era of Basava.
- Capital
- Kalyani
- Region
- Deccan
- Duration
- 25 years
- Main period
- Chola & Major Southern Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
Personalities
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Political Processes and Structure of Polity in Early Medieval India: Problems of Perspective
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The temple and the state in medieval South India
The temple as landholder, bank and seat of royal legitimacy under the Cholas and after.
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kalachuris of Kalyani for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Shakambhari ★
West · c. 650 CE – c. 1194
Overlap: 25 years
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 25 years
Ghaznavid Empire ★
Northwest · c. 977 CE – c. 1186
Overlap: 25 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 25 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 25 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 25 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 25 years
Thakuri Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 750 CE – 1200
Overlap: 25 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 25 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 25 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 25 years
Western Chalukyas of Kalyani
Deccan · c. 973 CE – c. 1189
Overlap: 25 years
Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir
North · c. 1003 – c. 1171
Overlap: 15 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 25 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 25 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 25 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 25 years
Gahadavala Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 1089 – c. 1197
Overlap: 25 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 25 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 25 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 25 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 18 years
Ghurid Empire
Northwest · c. 1175 – 1206
Overlap: 6 years