GK
BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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Cholas
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Chalukyas
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Pallavas
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Satavahanas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pulakeshin II (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 610–642 CE) was the most famous ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (present-day Badami in Karnataka, India). During his reign, the Chalukya kingdom expanded to cover most of the Deccan region in peninsular India.
Detailed explanation-2: -He combined the Chalukya power over the western coast by oppressing the Mauryas of Konkana. His Aihole engraving additionally acknowledges him for oppressing the Latas, the Malavas, and the Gurjaras in the north.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pulakeshin II was the best-known Chalukyan ruler.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pulakeshin (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 540–567) was the first sovereign ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami). He ruled parts of the present-day Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states in the western and central Deccan region of India.