History of India: ancient and medieval / Early medieval south India and the Deccan
Pallavas and Chalukyas of Badami
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Simhavishnu, Mahendravarman I (titles Mattavilasa, Vichitrachitta, Gunabhara; Mattavilasa Prahasana), Narasimhavarman I, Rajasimha
- Chalukyas of Badami: Pulakeshin II (Aihole inscription by Ravikirti, defeat of Harsha), Vikramaditya I and II
- Pallava-Chalukya wars: Vatapi sacked (642), Kanchi occupied; Pandyas of the first empire
- Kanchipuram as capital and learning centre; ghatikas as colleges attached to temples
Where to study
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 8 Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms, pp. 128-142 (printed 124-138)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, pp. 143-163 (printed 139-159)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, 9.2 Pallavas, pp. 148-150 (printed 144-146)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, 9.1 Chalukyas; Chalukya Administration; Aihole Inscription of Pulikesin II, pp. 144-146 (printed 140-142)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, 9.1 Chalukyas; 9.2 Pallavas (Pallava-Chalukya conflict, Vatapi), pp. 144-149 (printed 140-145)
- Lesson 9 Cultural Development in South India, 9.2 Pallavas; Monasteries and Mutts; Growing Popularity of Sanskrit (Kanchi, ghatikas), pp. 151-153 (printed 147-149)
India’s Ancient Past · R. S. Sharma
- ch. 28
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 2
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 10 New Empires and Kingdoms
- ch. 10 New Empires and Kingdoms, The Pallavas, Chalukyas and Pulakeshin's prashasti, pp. 5-6 (printed 107-108)