Vatapi

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Vatapi is the ancient name of the historic town of Badami in Karnataka, India, renowned for its rock-cut cave temples and Chalukyan-era architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Vatapi canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
former name ⓘ
historical place ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Chalukyas of Badami ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
associatedWithEvent Pallava–Chalukya conflicts ⓘ
capitalOf Early Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
conqueredBy Pallava king Narasimhavarman I ⓘ
linked to: Narasimhavarman I
conquestYearApproximate 642 CE ⓘ
country India ⓘ
era Early medieval India ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 6th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
hasModernName Badami ⓘ
hasNearbySites Aihole ⓘ
Pattadakal ⓘ
hasTemple Badami Cave Temple 1 ⓘ
linked to: Badami cave temples

Badami Cave Temple 2 ⓘ
linked to: Cave 2 (Badami)

Badami Cave Temple 3 ⓘ
linked to: Cave 3 (Badami)

Badami Cave Temple 4 ⓘ
linked to: Badami cave temples
heritageStatus important heritage site of Karnataka ⓘ
knownFor Chalukyan architecture ⓘ
early Chalukya cave temples ⓘ
historical fortifications ⓘ
rock-cut cave temples ⓘ
sandstone cliffs ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalInscriptions Kannada ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn Badami ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bagalkot district ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ
locatedInRegion Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

South India ⓘ
locatedOn Agastya Lake ⓘ
mentionedIn Pallava inscriptions ⓘ
inscriptions of the Chalukyas ⓘ
near Malaprabha River ⓘ
partOf Chalukya dynasty realm ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
presentDaySettlement Badami town ⓘ
linked to: Badami
regionCapitalOf Chalukya Empire in the Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty
religiousSignificance Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
tourismAttraction Badami Fort ⓘ
Badami cave temples ⓘ
Bhutanatha group of temples ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Badami → formerName → Vatapi ⓘ
Chalukya dynasty → capital → Vatapi ⓘ
Battle of Vatapi → place → Vatapi ⓘ