Pulakeshin II belonged to Chalukyas

Q.  Pulakeshin II belonged to which dynasty?
- Published on 03 May 16

a. Pallavas
b. Kakatiyas
c. Cheras
d. Chalukyas

ANSWER: Chalukyas
 
  • Pulakeshin, who ruled from the Chalukyan capital of Badami, challenged Harsha’s conquests. The former had established himself as ‘lord paramount’ of the south, as Harsha had of the north. Unwilling to tolerate the existence of a powerful rival in the south, Harsha had marched from Kanauj with a huge force.
  • It was believed that the battle occurred sometime between 612 A.D. and 634 AD. But now due to translation of a new copper plate, it can be ascertained definitively to have taken place in the winter of 618-619 A.D.
  • The plate is useful in fixing the details of the coronation of Pulakeshin II in 610-611 A.D.

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