The Chalukya Empire was a medieval empire that ruled over most of the Deccan during the 6th-8th century .[3] The Chalukyas, originally feudatories of the Kadambas, rose to power in the Aihole and Badami regions of Karnataka.[4][5][6][7][8] They promoted Kannada and Sanskrit in their administration.[9][10] In the mid-6th century, Pulakeshin I established Badami as their center of power.[11] Under Pulakeshin II, the Chalukyas expanded their influence northward beyond the Tapti and Narmada rivers, successfully resisting Harshavardhana, the northern ruler. The Aihole inscription of Pulakeshin II (dated 634 CE) records his victories over several kingdoms, including the Kadambas, Western Gangas, Alupas, Mauryas, Kosala, Malwa, Lata, and the Gurjaras of southern Rajasthan.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
↑An inscription dated 1095 AD of Vikramaditya VI mentions grants to a Vihara of Buddha and Arya-Taradevi (Cousens 1926, p11)
↑Chopra, P.N.; Ravindran, T.K.;, Subrahmanian, N (2003). History of South India (Ancient, Medieval and Modern) Part 1. New Delhi: Chand Publications. ISBN81-219-0153-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑N. Laxminarayana Rao and S. C. Nandinath in Kamath 2001, p57
↑Jayasimha and Ranaraga, ancestors of Pulakeshin I, were administrative officers in the Badami province under the Kadambas (Fleet in Kanarese Dynasties, p343), (Moraes 1931, p51)
