INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chalukyan king, Pulakesin II sent an ambassador to the Persian king Khusrau II in 625 A.D. and received one from him.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -He led expeditions along both the west and the east coasts. Besides, he checked the advance of Harshvardhana when he tried to cross the Narmada to march into the Deccan. The prashasti also tells us that Pulakeshin also attacked the Pallava king, who took shelter behind the walls of Kanchipuram.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The best-known Chalukya ruler was Pulakeshin II. We know about him from a prashasti, composed by his court poet Ravikirti. This tells us about his ancestors, who are traced back through four generations from father to son.