Vijayaditya

Vijayaditya

Vijayaditya

Chalukya king

Vijayaditya (696–733 CE) followed his father, Vinayaditya on to the Chalukya throne. His long reign was marked by general peace and prosperity. Vijayaditya also built a number of temples. He fought against the Pallavas and extracted tributes from Paramesvaravarman II. The Alupas of South Canara who were loyal to the Chalukyas and led by Alupa Chitravahana, brother-in-law of Vijayaditya defeated a Pandyan invasion of Mangalore in 705. Vijayaditya was succeeded by his son Vikramaditya II in 733. Vijayaditya ruled for 18 years.[1]

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Vijayaditya donated a village named Kadamma, located to the south of Purikaranagara, to Sankha-Jinendra temple at Lakshmeshwara, Gadag district in 730 CE.[2]

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Nath sen, Sailendra (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. Routledge. p. 395.
  2. [2]
    Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh 2008, p. 83.

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Preceded by Chalukyas
696–733		 Succeeded by


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