Vijayaditya Explained

Succession:	Chalukya king
Predecessor:	Vinayaditya
Successor:	Vikramaditya II
Issue:	Vikramaditya II
House:	Chalukyas of Vatapi
House-Type:	Dynasty
Father:	Vinayaditya

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 wereloyal 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]

Rule

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

References

Sources

• Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002).
• Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1935). The CōĻas, University of Madras, Madras (Reprinted 1984).
• Nilakanta Sastri, K.A. (1955). A History of South India, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002).
  • South Indian Inscriptions - http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/
• History of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje

Notes and References

1. Book: Nath sen, Sailendra . Ancient Indian History and Civilization. Routledge . 1999 . 395.