Kirtivarman I

E730490

Kirtivarman I was an early Chalukya king of Badami in 6th-century India, known for consolidating Chalukya power in the Deccan and promoting rock-cut temple architecture.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kirtivarman I canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chalukya king ⓘ
Indian monarch ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Karnataka ⓘ
associatedWithSite Badami cave temples ⓘ
capital Vatapi (Badami) ⓘ
linked to: Badami
centuryOfRule 6th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dynasty Chalukya of Badami ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
era early medieval India ⓘ
historicalPeriod post-Gupta period ⓘ
knownFor consolidating Chalukya power in the Deccan ⓘ
early expansion of the Badami Chalukya state ⓘ
promoting rock-cut temple architecture ⓘ
memberOf Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
monarchicalStatus sovereign king ⓘ
patronized Hindu temples ⓘ
rock-cut cave temples ⓘ
politicalRole consolidator of Chalukya power in the Deccan ⓘ
predecessorDynastyContext early Chalukya rulers of Badami ⓘ
regionRuled Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau
reignedOver Badami Chalukya kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
religion Hinduism ⓘ
roleInArchitecture encouraged development of early Chalukya rock-cut style ⓘ
royalHouse Chalukya ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
royalTitle Maharaja ⓘ
ruledFrom Badami ⓘ
successorState Badami Chalukya Empire ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
typeOfRuler regional hegemon in the Deccan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Badami cave temples → patron → Kirtivarman I ⓘ
Mangalesha → predecessor → Kirtivarman I ⓘ
Mangalesha → relative → Kirtivarman I ⓘ
Mangalesha → brother → Kirtivarman I ⓘ
Cave 2 (Badami) → builtUnder → Kirtivarman I ⓘ
subject linked to: Cave 2