HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Pulkeshin II
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Rudradaman
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Kharvela
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Ashoka
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Aihole Inscription, also known as the Aihole prashasti, is a nineteen line Sanskrit inscription at Meguti Jain temple in Aihole, Karnataka, India. An eulogy dated 634–635 CE, it was composed by the Jain poet Ravikirti in honor of his patron king Pulakesin Satyasraya (Pulakeshin II) of the Badami Chalukya dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Aihole inscriptions mention the defeat of King Harshvardhana by King Pulakeshin II. The Aihole inscriptions are found in the Meguti Jain temple, Aihole of Bagalkot district.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Aihole inscription of Pulakeshin boasts the harsha (mirth) of Harsha melted away by fear, as his elephants fell in the battle. The only other inscription from his reign that mentions this battle is the Bijapur-Mumbai inscription.