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A Study on the History of Chalukya Dynasty Journal of Advances and JournalScholarly of Advances and Researches in Scholarly Researches in AlliedAllied Education Education Vol. X 3,, Issue Issue No. 6, XI X, July-201April5, ISSN-2012, 2230 -7540 ISSN 2230- 7540 REVIEW ARTICLE A STUDY ON THE HISTORY OF CHALUKYA AN DYNASTY INTERNATIONALLY INDEXED PEER Study of Political Representations: REVIEWED & REFEREED JOURNAL Diplomatic Missions of Early Indian to Britain www.ignited.in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education Vol. X, Issue No. XIX,July-2015, ISSN 2230-7540 A Study on the History of Chalukya Dynasty Surender Kumar Assistant Professor, DAV College, Cheeka Disst, Kaithal Abstract – The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the decline of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakesi II. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTRODUCTION was, but a continuation of the conflict between ancient Seleukia and "Parthians", the proposed After the death of Pulakesi II, the Eastern ancestors of Pallavas. However, this theory has been Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the rejected as it seeks to build lineages based simply on eastern Deccan. They ruled from Vengi until about the similar sounding clan names. 11th century. In the western Deccan, the rise of nd the Rashtrakutas in the middle of the 8th century Another theory, that they were descendants of a 2 - eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before being century chieftain called Kandachaliki Remmanaka, a revived by their descendants, the Western Chalukyas, feudatory of the Andhra Ikshvaku was put forward. in the late 10th century. These Western Chalukyas But this has failed to explain the difference in lineage. ruled from Kalyani (modern Basavakalyan) until the The Kandachaliki feudatory call themselves end of the 12th century. Vashisthiputras of the Hiranyakagotra. The Chalukyas, however, address themselves The rule of the Chalukyas marks an important as Harithiputras of Manavyasagotra in their milestone in the history of South India and a golden inscriptions, which is the same lineage as their early age in the history of Karnataka. The political overlords, the Kadambas of Banavasi. This makes atmosphere in South India shifted from smaller them descendants of the Kadambas. The Chalukyas kingdoms to large empires with the ascendancy of took control of the territory formerly ruled by Badami Chalukyas. A Southern India based kingdom the Kadambas. took control and consolidated the entire region between the Kaveri and the Narmada rivers. The rise A later record of Eastern Chalukyas mentions the of this empire saw the birth of efficient administration, northern origin theory and claims one ruler of overseas trade and commerce and the development of Ayodhya came south, defeated the Pallavas and new style of architecture called "Chalukyan married a Pallava princess. She had a child called architecture". Vijayaditya who is claimed to be the Pulakesi I's father. However, there are Badami Chalukya Kannada literature, which had enjoyed royal support in inscriptions that confirm Jayasimha was Pulakesi I's the 9th century Rashtrakuta court found eager grandfather and Ranaranga, his father. It was a th patronage from the Western Chalukyas in the Jain and popular practice in the 11 century to link South Veerashaiva traditions. The 11th century saw the birth Indian royal family lineage to a Northern kingdom. of Telugu literature under the patronage of the Eastern The Badami Chalukya records themselves are silent Chalukyas. with regards to the Ayodhya origin. ORIGIN While the northern origin theory has been dismissed by many historians, the epigraphist K V Ramesh has While opinions vary regarding the early origins of the suggested that an earlier southern migration is a Chalukyas, the consensus is that the founders of the distinct possibility which needs empire at Badami were native to the modern examination. According to him, the complete absence Karnataka region. According to one theory, the of any inscriptional reference of their family Chalukya were descendants of the "Seleukia" tribe connections to Ayodhya, and their subsequent of Iraq and that their conflict with the Pallava of Kanchi Kannadiga identity may have been due to their earlier www.ignited.in 1 Surender Kumar A Study on the History of Chalukya Dynasty migration into present day Karnataka region where CE). These cave temples at Badami are similar, in they achieved success as chieftains and kings. Hence, that, each has a plain exterior but an exceptionally well the place of origin of their ancestors may have been of finished interior consisting of a pillared verandah, a no significance to the kings of the empire who may columned hall (mantapa) and a cella (shrine, cut deep have considered themselves natives of the Kannada into rock) which contains the deity of worship. In speaking region. The writing of 12th century Kashmiri Badami, three caves temples are Vedic and one in poet Bilhana suggests the Chalukya family belonged Jain. The Vedic temples contain large well sculpted to the Shudra caste while other sources claim they images of Harihara, Mahishasuramardhini, Varaha, were Kshatriyas. Narasimha, Trivikrama, Vishnu seated on Anantha (the snake) and Nataraja (dancing Shiva). The Badami Chalukya inscriptions are in Kannada and Sanskrit. Their inscriptions call them Karnatas and The second phase of temple building was at Aihole their names use indigenous Kannada titles such as (where some seventy structures exist and has been Priyagallam and Noduttagelvom. The names of some called "one of the cradles of Indian temple Chalukya princes end with the pure Kannada term architecture") and Badami. Though the exact dating of arasa (meaning "king" or "chief"). The Rashtrakuta these temples has been debated, there is consensus inscriptions call the Chalukyas of Badami Karnatabala that the beginnings of these constructions are from ("Power of Karnata"). It has been proposed that the c. 600. These are the Lad Khan Temple (dated by word "Chalukya" originated from Salki or Chalki which some to c. 450 but more accurately to 620) with its is a Kannada word for an agricultural implement. interesting perforated stone windows and sculptures of river goddesses; the Meguti Jain Temple (634) which Historians DR. Bhandarkar and Hoernle hold the view shows progress in structural design; the Durga Temple that Chalukyas were one of the ruling clans with its northern Indian style tower (8th century) and of Gurjaras (or Gujjars), citing the name change experiments to adapt a Buddhist Chaitya design to a of Lata province to Gurjaratra during the reign. brahminical one; the Huccimalli Gudi Temple with a Bhandarkar explains that If the chalukyas had not new inclusion, a vestibule, connecting the sanctum to been Gurjars, it is inconceivable how that province the hall. Other dravida style temples from this period could have named Gurjaratra (country ruled or are the Naganatha Temple at Nagaral; the Banantigudi protected by Gurjars) when it was up-till their advent Temple, the Mahakutesvara Temple and the known as Lata. However according to the scholar D. Mallikarjuna Temple at Mahakuta; and the Lower P. Dikshit, the Chalukyas ruled over that part of Sivalaya Temple, the Malegitti Sivalaya Temple country formerly known as Lata and taken (upper) and the Jambulingesvara Temple at Badami. as Gurjaratra or Gujarat did not imply the Chalukyas didn't make any change in the nomenclature because CULTURE of their close association with the region. V. A. Smith and A. M. T. Jackson also endorsed the view The Chalukya era may be seen as the beginning in the that Chalukyas were a branch of famous Gurjar fusion of cultures of northern and southern India, making way for the transmission of ideas between the ARCHITECTURE two regions. This is seen clearly in the field of architecture. The Chalukyas spawned the Vesara style The Badami Chalukya era was an important period in of architecture which includes elements of the the development of South Indian architecture. Their northern nagara and southern dravida styles. During style of architecture is called "Chalukyan architecture" this period, the expanding Sanskritic culture mingled or "Karnata Dravida architecture". Nearly a hundred with local Dravidian vernaculars which were already monuments built by them, rock cut (cave) and popular. Dravidian languages maintain these structural, are found in the Malaprabha river basin in influences even today. This influence helped to enrich modern Bagalkot district of northern Karnataka. The literature in these languages. The Hindu legal system building material they used was a reddish- owes much to the Sanskrit work Mitakshara by golden Sandstone found locally. Though they ruled a Vijnaneshwara in the court of Western Chalukya King vast empire, the Chalukyan workshops concentrated Vikramaditya VI. Perhaps the greatest work in legal most of their temple building activity in a relatively literature, Mitakshara is a commentary on Yajnavalkya small area within the Chalukyan heartland – and is a treatise on law
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