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ThereexiststwodynastieswiththenameofKalachuriwhohadruledthedynastiesfromthe
10th12th century AD, one ruling over areas in Central India (west Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan ) and were called Chedi or Haihaya (Heyheya) (northern branch) and the other
southernKalachuriwhoruledoverpartsofKarnataka.

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TheKalachurikingswereknownasKalachurisofChediorChedis.TheyestablishedtheirkingdominMadhyaPradeshwiththeir
capital at Tripuri near Jablapur. The founder of this dynasty was Kokalla I. The Chedis had to face the rulers of Kannauj and
Malwa, the Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas. They also had to defend their territory against the Palas and rulers of Kalinga.
Gangeyadeva was one of the most important rulers of Kalachuri dynasty. He tried to make the Chedis the paramount power of
Northern India. The Kalachuris of Dahala rose to be the greatest political power in India during the 11th century A.D. This was
mainlyduetothemilitarygeniusofGangadevaking.
Gangeyadevaissuedcoinsofdifferentmetals,sizes,weightswhichwereinGold,BaseGold,SilverGold,Silver,Silverycopper
(Billon) and Copper. Perhaps an important factor contributing to his success was the factor that his kingdom escaped the
devastatingraidsofSultanMahmudwhichaffectedmostoftheothergreatpowerstoitsnorthandnorthwest.Inthetokenofhis
greatvictoryheassumedtheproudtitleofTrikalingadhipati,LordofTrikalinga.GangeyadevaassumedthetitleofVikramaditya.
HediedatthesacredcityofPrayag(Allahabad).Probablyheascendedthethronebefore1019A.D.anddiedabout1040A.D.He
was succeeded by his son Karandeva. He is said to have defeated a number of people in the south such as the Pallavas,
Kungas, Muralas, Pandyas (South) and Kuntalas, (probably the Chalukya King), Somesvara I during A.D. 1048. He was more
successfulthanhisfathernotonlyinthesouthbutalsointhenorthwest.In1072A.D.heabdicatedthethroneinfavorofhisson
Yasahkarna.TheKalachurisdynastydeclinedby1181AD.
Kalachuri Dynasty The Kalachuris took the place of the Chalukyas of Kalyana in the early part of the twelfth century, had a
relatively short but stormy rule. The period threw up two striking personalities: An energetic and adventurer who flouted the
authority of his Chalukya master and achieved the Kalachuri independence Bijjala. Another figure of eminence was
Basaveshvara who marshaled a virile, revolutionary movement of religious and social reform, which goes by the name of
VirasaivaMovement.

Place

MadhyaPradesh,Rajasthan,Maharashtra

Period

1012thcentury,(11301184)

Language

Northernkingdom:SanskritSouthernKingdom:
Kannada

Kings

KokallaI,Gangeyadeva,

Origin

The Kalachuris, also known as the Haihayas, were an ancient people known from the Epics and
Puranasfrom249or250A.D.ManyKalachurisweresettledindifferentpartsofNorthernIndia.In
thelaterhalfof6thcenturyA.D.,theyruledoverapowerfulkingdomcomprisingGujarat,northern
Maharashtra, and some parts of Malwa. One of the founder of a principality is Sarayupara in the
modernGorakhpurDistrict.Theother,whichsoonbecameverypowerful,ruledinChedicountryin
Bundelkhand.TheKalachurisofChedialsoknownaskingsofDahalas,hadtheircapitalatTripur,
representedbythemodernvillageofTewar,sixmilestothewestofJubulpore.

NorthernKalachurifamilyruledincentralIndiawithitsbaseattheancientcityofTripuri(Tewar)itoriginatedinthe8thcentury,
expandedsignificantlyinthe11thcentury,anddeclinedinthe12th13thcenturies.
SouthernKalachuriKingdom(Kannada)(11301184)attheirpeakruledpartsoftheDeccanextendingoverregionsofpresent
daynorthernKarnatakaandpartsofMaharashtra.Theirrulewasshortandturbulent,yetveryimportantfromthe socioreligious
movementpointofview.AnewsectcalledtheLingayatorVirashaivasectwasfoundedduringthesetimes.Auniqueandpurely
nativeformofKannadaliteraturepoetrycalledtheVachanaswasalsobornduringthistime.ThewritersofVachanaswerecalled
Vachanakaras(poets).
Coinage

The Southern Kalachuri kings minted coins with Kannada inscriptions on it. Gajasaradula type coins
were mostly gold or copper. Some of the common ones were the seated goddess type along with the
nameoftheissuerwhichisgenerallyprefixedwithSrimatandsuffixedwithDeva.

Legends
According to legends, Kalli meaning long moustache and Churi meaning Sharp knife. Kalanjarapuravaradhisvara is Lord of
Kalanjara. Mount Kalanjara is in north central India, east of the Indus Valley floodplain. This name Haihaya is supposed to be
derived from haya (a horse). Other theories also support the source of their dynastic name. They were also referred to as
Katachuris(shapeofasharpknife).Aprinceofthelunarrace,andgreatgrandsonofYadu.Araceortribeofpeopletowhoma
Scythianoriginhasbeenascribed.TheVishnuPuranarepresentsthemasdescendantsofHaihayaoftheYadurace,buttheyare
generallyassociatedwithborderersandoutlyingtribes.IntheVayuandotherPuranas,fivegreatdivisionsofthetribearenamed
asTalajanghas..

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