Decoded copper plate about Vinayaditya of Badami Chalukyan
Q. The Chalukyan Dynasty had its capital at which of the following places?- Published on 16 Mar 16a. Thanjavur
b. Mysuru
c. Badami
d. Konark
ANSWER: Badami
- The capital was at Vatapi (modern Badami).
- The rise of this empire saw the birth of efficient administration, overseas trade and commerce and the development of new style of architecture called "Chalukyan architecture".
- Kannada literature, which had enjoyed royal support in the 9th century Rashtrakuta court found eager patronage from the Western Chalukyas in the Jain and Veerashaiva traditions.
- The 11th century saw the birth of Telugu literature under the patronage of the Eastern Chalukyas.
- A plate decoded by researchers from the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), which has inscriptions in Sanskrit and Kannada, dates back to the 7 Century A.D. It records an anecdote about Vinayaditya, who ruled the Badami Chalukyan dynasty from 680 A.D. to 696 A.D.
- Vinayaditya gifted the village of Telgi in Karnataka to a scholar of the Gautam Gotra in 683 A.D. The village is on the northern banks of the Krishna river in Bijapur district in Karnataka.
- The Chalukya plate, which is divided into three iron strips, consists of 33 lines of text spread across it. The strips are made into a ring and contain the king’s seal depicting a boar.
