INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval India Pulkesin II, who defeated Harsha, belonged to Chalukya dynasty of
A
Anhilwad (Gujarat)
B
Badami or Vatapi
C
Vengi
D
Kalyani
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chalukya dynasty was established by Pulakeshin I in 543. Pulakeshin I took Vatapi (modern Badami in Bagalkot district, Karnataka) under his control and made it his capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chalukya dynasty was established by Pulakeshin I in 543 CE .

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kirtivarman II, also known as Rahappa, was the last ruler of the Badami Chalukya dynasty. The Chalukya rule came to an end with Kirtivarman II, who was deposed in 753 AD by Dantidurga.

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