INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

CAPITAL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Chalukya capital was shifted from Manyakheta to Kalyani by
A
Somesvara I Ahavamalla
B
Vikramaditya VI
C
Perma Jagadekamalla II
D
Tailappa III
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: –Someshwara I reigned from 1042 AD to 1068 AD, also known as Ahavamalla or Trilokamale. Rajadhiraja Chola I, who became Chola king in the same year, i.e. 1042, was the modern Chola King.-Someshwara I established Kalyani and its capital.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historian Tripathi claims the Chalukya influence was felt in far-off Eastern India as well. He shifted his capital from Manyakheta to Kalyani (present day Basavakalyana in modern Bidar district).

Detailed explanation-3: -Bijjala II had managed to drive Taila III out of Kalyani, the Chalukya capital. He assumed Chalukyan titles like Sriprithvivallabha and Parameshvara. He shifted his capital from Mangalavada to Kalyani also known as Basavakalyan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Someshwara – I is one of the important kings of this dynasty. He built a new city called Kalyana and made it his capital. Today, The capital of Kalyani Chalukyas, Kalyana is known as Basava Kalyana and in the Bidar District of Karnataka state.

Detailed explanation-5: -These are the “Chalukyas of Badami” (also called “Early Chalukyas"), who ruled between the 6th and the 8th century, and the two sibling dynasties, the “Chalukyas of Kalyani” (also called Western Chalukyas or “Later Chalukyas") and the “Chalukyas of Vengi” (also called Eastern Chalukyas).

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