Ruler · 610 – 642

Pulakeshin II

Lived 610 – 642. Chalukya king of Chalukya dynasty, 610 – 642.

Wikidata's English label: Pulakeshi II.

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Lived: 610 – 642; 32 years
In office: 32 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Chalukya dynasty
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Chalukya king

Chalukya dynasty · the 3rd of 8 dated reigns · 566 – 753

Kirttivarman I566 – 597

Mangalesa596 – 610

Pulakeshin II610 – 642

Vikramaditya I655 – 680

Vinayaditya of Vatapi680 – 696

Vijayaditya696 – 733

2 after

died in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 610 – 642 · 32 years · came to it aged 0

Came to it: seized powerthe nephew or niece of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 642, the year they died

A son of the Chalukya monarch Kirttivarman I, Pulakeshin overthrew his uncle Mangalesha to gain control of the throne.

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