Friday, November 22, 2013

Somesvara IV - The last king of the kalyani Chalukyas

Somesvara IV (1183–1200) was the last king of the kalyani  Chalukyan empire. He made a brief attempt to revive the Chalukya kingdom by defeating the waning Kalachuri kingdom. He managed to capture Basavakalyana but failed to prevent the other feudatories, the Seuna,Hoysala and the Kakatiya dynasty from completely overwhelming the Chalukya empire. In the end, the three feudatories divided the vast area between the Kaveri River and Narmada River amongst themselves.

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