Someshvara IV

Someshvara IV (IAST: Someśvara; r. 1181–1189)^[2] was the last king of the Western Chalukya empire. He made a brief attempt after 1189 to revive the Chalukya kingdom by defeating the waning Kalachuri kingdom. He managed to capture Basavakalyana briefly but failed to prevent the other feudatories, the Seuna, Hoysala and the Kakatiya dynasty from completely overwhelming the Chalukya empire by 1200. In the end, the three feudatories divided the vast area between the Kaveri River and Narmada River amongst themselves.^{[citation needed]}

He maintained friendly relations with Ceylon and sent an ambassador there.^[3] He made efforts to revive Chalukya dominance by defeating the declining Kalachuri kingdom^[4] He was overthrown by a Seuna Yadava feudatory^[5]^[6]

References

^ "CNG Coins". Classical Numismatic Group. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
^ Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.
^ Patro, Kartikeswar (10 May 2021). Ancient Indian History. BFC Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-93-91031-86-2. He had a friendly relation with Ceylon and sent Ambassador to Ceylon.
^ Hosamani, Dr Ratnakar D. (9 July 2019). A Study of Historical Monuments in Bidar District (1st Century-17th Century CE). p. 34. ISBN 978-0-359-77997-0. .....Someshvara IV and acknowledged the Chalukyan supremacy thus, ended the Kalachuri interregnum of about 22 years (1162-1184 C.E)
^ "Someśvara IV | king of Cālukya | Britannica". www.britannica.com.
^ Pletcher, Kenneth (15 August 2010). The History of India. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-61530-122-5. The last of the Chalukya rulers, Someshvara IV (reigned 1181-c. 1189), regained the throne for a short period, after which he was overthrown by a feudatory of the Yadava dynasty.

Book

Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.
Sastri, Nilakanta K.A. (2002) [1955]. A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar. New Delhi: Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-560686-8.

Preceded by Jagadhekamalla III	Western Chalukyas 1183–1200	Succeeded by Veera Ballala II

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[1] "CNG Coins". Classical Numismatic Group. Retrieved 23 February 2025.

[sen2-2] Sen, Sailendra (2013). A Textbook of Medieval Indian History. Primus Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-9-38060-734-4.

[3] Patro, Kartikeswar (10 May 2021). Ancient Indian History. BFC Publications. p. 252. ISBN 978-93-91031-86-2. He had a friendly relation with Ceylon and sent Ambassador to Ceylon.

[4] Hosamani, Dr Ratnakar D. (9 July 2019). A Study of Historical Monuments in Bidar District (1st Century-17th Century CE). p. 34. ISBN 978-0-359-77997-0. .....Someshvara IV and acknowledged the Chalukyan supremacy thus, ended the Kalachuri interregnum of about 22 years (1162-1184 C.E)

[5] "Someśvara IV | king of Cālukya | Britannica". www.britannica.com.

[6] Pletcher, Kenneth (15 August 2010). The History of India. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-61530-122-5. The last of the Chalukya rulers, Someshvara IV (reigned 1181-c. 1189), regained the throne for a short period, after which he was overthrown by a feudatory of the Yadava dynasty.

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