Somesvara IV

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Somesvara IV (r. 1183–1200) was the last king of the Western Chalukya empire. He made a brief attempt to revive the Chalukya kingdom by defeating the waning Kalachuri kingdom. He managed to capture Basavakalyana but failed to prevent the other feudatories, the Seuna, Hoysala and the Kakatiya dynasty from completely overwhelming the Chalukya empire. In the end, the three feudatories divided the vast area between the Kaveri River and Narmada River amongst themselves.

References

Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). Concise History of Karnataka, MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002).

Preceded by Jagadhekamalla III	Western Chalukyas 1183–1200	Succeeded by Veera Ballala II

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Name	Somesvara 04
Alternative names
Short description	King of the Western Chalukya empire
Date of birth	1183
Place of birth
Date of death	1200
Place of death

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