History of India: ancient and medieval / Early medieval south India and the Deccan
Later Chalukyas, Hoysalas, Kakatiyas, Yadavas and Pandyas
Practise 4 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Chalukyas of Kalyani: Vikramaditya VI, Bilhana's Vikramankadevacharita, Vijnaneshvara's Mitakshara
- Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra (Halebid, Karnataka): Vishnuvardhana, Ballala II; rise in the eleventh to twelfth century
- Kakatiyas of Warangal: Ganapati, Rudramadevi, Prataparudra; Motupalli as the chief port (Marco Polo)
- Yadavas (Sevunas) of Devagiri and their fall to the Khaljis
- Pandyas of Madurai (Maravarman Sundara, Jatavarman Sundara), Marco Polo's account, Kayal port