Eastern Chalukyas
Eastern Chalukyas Chalukyas of Vengi | |||||||||||
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| 624–1189 | |||||||||||
Eastern Chalukya coin. Central punchmark depicting a Boar standing left. Incuse of punchmarks.
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Map of India c. 753 CE. The Eastern Chalukya kingdom is shown on the eastern coast. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Pitapuram Vengi Rajamahendravaram | ||||||||||
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| Religion | Shaivism Jainism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||||
• 624–641 | Kubja Vishnuvardhana | ||||||||||
• 1018–1061 | Rajaraja Narendra | ||||||||||
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• Established | 624 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1189 | ||||||||||
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Eastern Chalukyas, also known as the Chalukyas of Vengi, were a dynasty that ruled parts of South India between the 7th and 12th centuries. They started out as governors of the Chalukyas of Badami in the Deccan region. Subsequently, they became a sovereign power, and ruled the Vengi region of present-day Andhra Pradesh until c. 1001 CE.
Originally, the capital of the Eastern Chalukyas was located at Pishtapura (modern-day Pitapuram). It was subsequently moved to Vengi (present-day Pedavegi, near Eluru) and then to Rajamahendravaram (now Rajahmundry). The five centuries of the Eastern Chalukya rule of Vengi saw not only the consolidation of this region into a unified whole, but also saw the efflorescence of Telugu culture, literature, poetry and art during the later half of their rule. They had marital relationship with Cholas.