LATER WESTERN CHALUKYAS
 

The founder of the later Western Chalukyas was Taila or Tailapa-II.  He consolidated his realm with the help of earlier Chalukya family and with the help of Kadambas and recovered much of the lost territories of earlier Chalukyas.  Kadambas were rewarded with the ruling of Banavasi and Goa. Taila succeeded by his son Satyasraya.  Satyasraya won a victory against Raja Raja Chola who had invaded Satyasraya's region.  Raja Raja's territories were thus conquered by him.

The successors of Satyasraya were Dasavarman, Vikramaditya-V, Jayasimha-I and Jagadhekamalla.  Jayasimha repelled invasions from the North and the southern invasion from the Chola King Rajendra.  He moved his capital from Malkhed to Kalyana (in Bidar).  Jagadekamalla is stated to have defeated Bhoja the ruler of Malava confederacy and Chedi King.

The successor Somesvara-I (1043 - 1068), the son of Jayasimha expelled Rajadhiraja Chola, but the capital was already plundered by the Cholas prior to it.  Inscription states that he broke the succession of Rajendra Chola by killing him.  Somesvara-I preferred his second son Vikramaditya as his successor, but the latter declined the honour in favour of the elder Somesvara-II.  Vikramaditya conquered Cholas, Keralas, Ceylon, ... as a army leader of his brother.   Somesvara-II soon fell into evil ways and soon lost the loyalty of his brother towards him.  Vikramaditya ruled the southern part of the kingdom independently.

Vikramaditya also received submission from the ruler of konkan, and soon marched against Vira Rajendra Chola, the latter sued for peace by giving his daughter to marry Vikramaditya.  When Vira Rajendra died, Vikramaditya placed his brother-in-law named Adhi-Rajendra on the throne of Cholas.  After his brother-in-law got killed, Vikramaditya was defeated by the Eastern Chalukya king Jayasimha and was given with the governship of Bellary.

Again in 1076, Vikramaditya took the help of Hoysala and ascended the throne as Vikramaditya-VI.  The two great writers, named Bhilhana and Vijnaneswara flourished in the court of Vikramaditya-VI.  The next successor Somesvara-III was more interested in literary matters and allowed Vishnuvardhana Hoysala to take an opportunity to declare independence. Someswara-III was succeeded by Jagadhekamalla-II who reigned from 1135 - 1151 AD.  Hoysalas invaded the Chalukya territory. Taila-III appeared on the throne to rule for the next thirteen years.  He was captured by the Kakatiya invader Prola-I and the commander-in-chief of Taila-III, Bijjala Kalachuri captured the throne

Bijjala Kalachuri strengthened the position of his kingdom.  The kingdom saw rapid succession after his reign.  Somesvara (1168 - 1177 AD), Sankama-II (1177- 1180 AD), Ahavamalla (1180 - 1183 AD) and Singhana (1183 - 1184 AD) ruled peacefully in succession.  However, the Chalukyas were able to recover their territory under the leadership of Somesvara-IV, the son of Taila-III. His suzerainty was acknowledged by the last Kalachuri ruler Singhana.  He soon gained allegiance of Kadambas of both Goa and Banavasi, and Pandyas of Uchchangi. With the attack from the Hoysalas under Vira Ballala-I and the Yadavas of Devagiri, the later Western Chalukya dynasty came to and end in about 1190 AD.