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Vijayaditya | |
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Chalukya king | |
Reign | c. 696 – c. 733 CE |
Predecessor | Vinayaditya |
Successor | Vikramaditya II |
Issue | Vikramaditya II |
Dynasty | Chalukyas of Vatapi |
Father | Vinayaditya |
Vijayaditya (696–733 CE) followed his father,Vinayaditya on to theChalukya throne.[citation needed] 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. TheAlupas 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 sonVikramaditya II in 733. Vijayaditya ruled for 18 years.[1]
Vijayaditya donated a village named Kadamma, located to the south of Purikaranagara, to Sankha-Jinendra temple atLakshmeshwara,Gadag district in 730 CE.[2]
Preceded by | Chalukyas 696–733 | Succeeded by |
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