Pulikeshi Nagar       Area

      Pulikeshi Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Pulakeshin II (IAST: Pulakeśin, r. c. 610–642 CE) popularly known as Immadi Pulakeshi, was the greatest Chalukyan Emperor who reigned from Vatapi (present-day Badami in Karnataka, India). During his reign, the Chalukya Empire expanded to cover most of the Deccan region in peninsular India.

A son of the Chalukya monarch Kirttivarman I, Pulakeshin overthrew his uncle Mangalesha to gain control of the throne. He suppressed a rebellion by Appayika and Govinda and decisively defeated the Kadambas of Banavasi in the south. The Alupas and the Gangas of Talakadu recognized his suzerainty. He consolidated the Chalukya control over the western coast by subjugating the Mauryas of Konkana. His Aihole inscription also credits him with subjugating the Latas, the Malavas, and the Gurjaras in the north.


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