12 Facts About Chalukya dynasty

Chalukya dynasty was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries.

The writing of 12th century Kashmiri poet Bilhana suggests the Chalukya dynasty family belonged to the Shudra caste while other sources claim they were Kshatriyas.

Chalukya dynasty is considered one of the notable kings in Indian history.

Chalukya dynasty's queens were princess from the Alupa Dynasty of South Canara and the Western Ganga Dynasty of Talakad, clans with whom the Chalukyas maintained close family and marital relationships.

Chalukya dynasty then defeated the Vishnukundins in the south-eastern Deccan.

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Chalukya dynasty thus avenged the earlier humiliation of the Chalukyas by the Pallavas and engraved a Kannada inscription on the victory pillar at the Kailasanatha Temple.

The Western Chalukya dynasty period was an important age in the development of Kannada literature and Sanskrit literature.

Chalukya dynasty appointed his brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana as Viceroy in 621.

Badami Chalukya dynasty era was an important period in the development of South Indian architecture.

The kings of this Chalukya dynasty were called Umapati Varlabdh and built many temples for the Hindu god Shiva.

Famous writers in Sanskrit from the Western Chalukya dynasty period are Vijnaneshwara who achieved fame by writing Mitakshara, a book on Hindu law, and King Someshvara III, a noted scholar, who compiled an encyclopedia of all arts and sciences called Manasollasa.

The kings of the Chalukya dynasty were however secular and actively encouraged Jainism.