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Who was the author of Vikramanka charita?

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Bilhana

  2. Rana

  3. Bharavi

  4. Vijnaneswra

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Kavi Bilhana was an 11th-century Kashmiri poet. He is known for his love poem, the Caurapañcāśikā.
  • Bilhana left his homeland in search of fame and fortune. He wandered through Mathura, Kanuj, Prayaga, Varanasi, Somnath, Kalyan and Rameswaram but luck eluded him.
  • But while trekking back through Kalyan, Western Chalukya Empire King Vikramaditya VI appointed him as Vidyapathi. Bilhana rewarded his patron by composing in his honor an epic Vikramanka charita.

The Kalyani Chalukya king who shifted the capital from Manyakheta to Kalyana?

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Satyasraya

  2. Tailapa II

  3. Someshwara I

  4. Vikramaditya VI

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Someshwara - I is one of the important kings of this dynasty. He built a new city called Kalyana and made it his capital. This is today’s Basava Kalyana in Bidar district.

Keertivarman II was defeated by

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Tailapa II

  2. Vinayaditya

  3. Dantidurga

  4. Ballala

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Keertivarman II was steadily undermined by the activities of Rashtrakuta king Dantidurga who was establishing the Rashtrakuta Empire and was therefore defeated by him.

Who defeated the Pallava king Nandivarman and occupied Kanchi?

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Mahendravarma I

  2. Narasimhavarma I

  3. Jayasimha

  4. Vikramaditya II

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Throughout their reign, the Pallavas were in constant conflict with both Chalukyas of Badami in the north and the Tamil kingdoms of Chola and Pandyas in the south. Finally. the Pallava king Nandivarman was finally defeated by the Chola ruler Vikramaditya II in the 9th century CE.

The Arabs invaded on South India during the period of

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Parameswara Varma I

  2. Vikramaditya II

  3. Vijayadityaditya

  4. Vinayadity

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Correct Option: B

The Chalukyan kings assumed the title of

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Avanisimha

  2. Priyadassi

  3. Sri Prithvivallabha

  4. Deviputra

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

All the sovereign rulers of the Chalukya dynasty bore the title Sri Prithvivallabha, which means "the husband of the goddess of fortune and the Earth" (i.e: Vishnu).

The Chalukyan empire was divided into :

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Rashtras

  2. Vishayas

  3. Nadus

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

For the purpose of administrative convenience, the kingdom was divided into Rashtra (Mandala), Vishaya, Nadu and Grama. 

The confilict between Kalyani Chalukyas and Cholas for vengi was started during the period of

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Bhillama

  2. Satyastraya

  3. Vikramaditya

  4. Krishna

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Correct Option: B

Basaveshwara founded the Anubhava mantapa at ____________ in Bidar district.

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Basavana Bagewadi

  2. Basavapattana

  3. Basavakalyana

  4. Koodalasangama

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Before India's independence, Basavakalyana was called Kalyani. After independence and division of states on linguistic basis in 1956, Kalyana was renamed as BasavaKalyana in memory of Vishwaguru Basavanna, a great revolutionary who established Anubhava Mantapa  in 12th century India.

Who among the following were the feudatories of kalyani Chalukyas?

history the rashtrakutas of manyakheta and the chalukyas of kalyana the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.) the chalukyas of kalyanas (973 a.d. - 1189 a.d.) chalukyas of badami

  1. Rashtrakutas

  2. Cholas

  3. Kalachuries

  4. Prathiharas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  1. The early Kalachuris of the south were Jains and encouraged Jainism in their kingdom. 
  2. The first notable chief of the Kalachuri family of Karnataka was Uchita. 
  3. While there were several kings who followed him ruling as feudatories of the Kalyani Chalukyas, it was Jogama who became an influential vassal of Vikramaditya VI, being related to the great Chalukya king by matrimony.