INDIAN HISTORY

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).

Detailed explanation-2: -Immadi Pulakeshi was an Emperor from the Chalukya Dynasty. His capital was at Badami in Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Chalukyas of Badami 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. Pulakeshin I and his descendants are referred to as “Chalukyas of Badami".

Detailed explanation-5: -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.