Kirttivarman I

Kirttivarman I
Maharaja
Shri-prithvi-vallabha
Satyashraya
Chalukya king
Reignc. 566 – c. 592
PredecessorPulakeshin I
SuccessorMangalesha
IssuePulakeshin II, Vishnuvardhana, Buddha-varasa
DynastyChalukyas of Vatapi
FatherPulakeshin I

Kirttivarman I (IAST: Kīrtti-varman; died 592) was the emperor of the Chalukya dynasty from 566 until his death in 592. He ruled parts of present-day Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

Kirttivarman was the son of his predecessor Pulakeshin I, the first sovereign ruler of the dynasty. He expanded the Chalukya kingdom by defeating the Nalas, the Mauryas of Konkana, the Kadambas, the Alupas, and the Gangas of Talakad.

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