History of India: ancient and medieval / Early medieval south India and the Deccan
Pallavas and Chalukyas of Badami
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- 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