The
Chalukya dynasty was an
Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of
southern and
central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (modern
Badami) from the middle of the 6th century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the decline of the
Kadamba kingdom of
Banavasi and rapidly rose to prominence during the reign of Pulakeshin II. After the death of Pulakeshin II, the
Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the eastern
Deccan. They ruled from
Vengi until about the 11th century. In the western Deccan, the rise of the
Rashtrakutas in the middle of the 8th century eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before being revived by their descendants, the
Western Chalukyas, in the late 10th century. These Western Chalukyas ruled from Kalyani (modern
Basavakalyan) until the end of the 12th century.