Chalukyas of Badami

Chalukyas of Badami was an empire in Deccan (South Asia) that lasted from 543 to 753 CE, about 210 years. Its people spoke Dravidian languages (Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam).

Pulakeshin II stopped Harsha on the Narmada and built an empire across the Deccan, and the temples of Aihole and Pattadakal date from this dynasty. Their feudatory Dantidurga Rashtrakuta overthrew them in 753.

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Facts

Dates

543 to 753 CE

Duration

210 years

Type

Empire

Region

Deccan, South Asia

Language family

Dravidian

Capital

Vatapi (Badami)

Came from

• Kadamba dynasty c. 345 to 540 CE

Became

• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Eastern Chalukyas c. 624 to 1070 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 628 Brahmagupta's rules for zero
• 712 Arab conquest of Sindh

Neighbours in South Asia

• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Hephthalite Empire c. 450 to 560 CE
• Empire of Harsha 606 to 647 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE
• Kamarupa c. 350 to 1140 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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