Pulakeshin II
?–642 CE · Badami (Vatapi)
Pulakeshin II was the most powerful ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami), reigning from about 610 to 642 CE. He extended Chalukya authority across much of the Deccan and is noted for repelling the northern emperor Harsha at the Narmada River around 618. His reign is documented by the Aihole inscription, and he received an embassy from the Sasanian Persian court. He was defeated and killed when the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I captured Vatapi around 642.
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- Heraclius· 575 CE–641 CE
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan)· 566 CE–635 CE
- Khosrow II Parviz· 570 CE–628 CE
- Prince Shotoku· 574 CE–622 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
- Emperor Yang of Sui· 569 CE–618 CE
- Empress Suiko· 554 CE–628 CE
- K'an II· 588 CE–658 CE
- Phocas· 547 CE–610 CE
- Yazdegerd III· 624 CE–651 CE
- Yuknoom Ch'een II (Yuknoom the Great)· 600 CE–686 CE
- K'inich Janaab' Pakal I (Pakal the Great)· 603 CE–683 CE
- Maurice· 539 CE–602 CE
- Constans II· 630 CE–668 CE
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