Bijjala II

Bijjala II
Bijjala II
Samrat
	Coinage of the Kalachuris of Kalyana, from the time of Bijjala
King of Southern Kalachuris
Reign	c. 1130 – c. 1167 CE
Predecessor	Permadi
Successor	Sovideva c. 1167 – c. 1176 CE

Bijjala II (1130–1167 CE) Kannada: ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಬಿಜ್ಜಳ was the Mahamandaleshwara of the Kalyani Chalukyas. He was the most famous of the southern Kalachuri kings who ruled initially as a vassal of Chalukya Vikramaditya VI. He ruled as the Mahamandalesvara (chief or governor) over Karhada-4000 and Tardavadi-1000 provinces, designations given to territories within the larger Western Chalukya kingdom.

He revolted against the Western Chalukya Empire, assumed imperial titles in 1157, and ruled along with his successors, the Deccan Plateau for a quarter of a century.^[1]

^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

[sen2-1] Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

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Bijjala II
Samrat
Coinage of the Kalachuris of Kalyana, from the time of Bijjala
King of Southern Kalachuris
Reign	c. 1130 – c. 1167 CE
Predecessor	Permadi
Successor	Sovideva c. 1167 – c. 1176 CE