Chalukya Dynasty

State · 555–756 CE · at its largest around 633 CE

A dynasty of the Deccan ruling from Badami. Its king Pulakeshin II halted Harsha's southward advance; the Rashtrakutas overthrew the line in the 750s.

On its lands while it lasted

• Basavakalyan (c. 555 CE): Capital of Chalukya Dynasty (555–756).
• Manyakheta (c. 555 CE): Capital of Chalukya Dynasty (555–756), Rashtrakuta Dynasty (755–982), Western Chalukya Empire (980–1187).
• Ellora Caves (c. 600 CE): Complex of over 30 Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock-cut temples in Maharashtra, carved roughly between 600 and 1000 CE.
• Shore Temple (c. 700 CE): Granite Pallava temple on the coast at Mahabalipuram, built around 700–728 under Narasimhavarman II.

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