Chalukyas
Realm 11: The Royal Boar, Vesara Spires, and Deccan Supremacy
WORLD B — MAJOR DYNASTIES, 750–1200
MICRO-REALM 01
Origins & Badami
- Pulakeshin I (Founder).
- Vatapi (Badami) capital.
- Red sandstone cliff forts.
- Ashwamedha sacrifices revived.
MICRO-REALM 02
Pulakeshin II
- Greatest Badami ruler.
- Defeated Harsha at Narmada.
- Aihole Prashasti (Ravikirti).
- Lord of Dakshinapatha.
MICRO-REALM 03
Pallava Conflict
- Bitter dynastic rivalry.
- Vatapikonda (Narasimhavarman I).
- Endless retaliatory raids.
- Vikramaditya II's revenge.
MICRO-REALM 04
Eastern Chalukyas
- Vengi coastal region.
- Vishnuvardhana founder.
- Survived for centuries.
- Telugu literature boom.
MICRO-REALM 05
Western Chalukyas
- Kalyani branch (Tailapa II).
- Overthrew Rashtrakutas.
- Someshvara I & Vikramaditya VI.
- Fought Imperial Cholas.
MICRO-REALM 06
Vesara Architecture
- Hybrid structural synthesis.
- Aihole (Cradle of architecture).
- Pattadakal (UNESCO site).
- Apsidal Durga temple.
MICRO-REALM 07
Admin & Society
- Srenis (Merchant Guilds).
- Ayyavole 500 guild.
- Mahajanas (Village councils).
- Flourishing internal trade.
MICRO-REALM 08
Religion & Tolerance
- Vaishnava cave temples.
- Ravikirti's Jain temple (Meguti).
- Puranic Shaivism thrives.
- Broad religious harmony.
MICRO-REALM 09
The Varaha Emblem
- Royal Chalukyan crest.
- Varaha (Boar avatar).
- Lifting earth from ocean.
- Symbol of imperial protection.
MICRO-REALM 10
Decline & Successors
- Rashtrakutas eclipse Badami.
- Hoysalas succeed Kalyani.
- Yadavas of Devagiri rise.
- End of Chalukyan hegemony.