Battle of Vatapi

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The Battle of Vatapi was a decisive 7th-century conflict in South India in which the Pallava dynasty defeated the Chalukyas and captured their capital, significantly shifting regional power.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Vatapi canonical 1
sack of Vatapi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Pallava conquest of Vatapi ⓘ
associatedDynasty Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
Pallava dynasty ⓘ
belligerent Chalukyas ⓘ
linked to: Chalukya dynasty

Pallavas ⓘ
linked to: Pallava dynasty
capturedCity Badami ⓘ
Vatapi ⓘ
category 7th-century conflicts ⓘ
Battles involving the Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
Battles involving the Pallava dynasty ⓘ
Military history of Karnataka ⓘ
century 7th century ⓘ
combatant Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
Pallava dynasty ⓘ
commander Narasimhavarman I ⓘ
commanderSide Narasimhavarman I of the Pallavas ⓘ
linked to: Narasimhavarman I
conflictType decisive battle ⓘ
consequence capture of Vatapi by the Pallavas ⓘ
decline of Chalukya power ⓘ
expansion of Pallava influence in South India ⓘ
date circa 642 CE ⓘ
era early medieval India ⓘ
followedBy Pallava occupation of Vatapi ⓘ
linked to: Pallava dynasty
historicalRegion Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Tamilakam sphere of influence ⓘ
locatedIn South India ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Karnataka, India ⓘ
linked to: Karnataka
namedAfter Vatapi ⓘ
opposingCommander Pulakeshin II ⓘ
opposingCommanderSide Pulakeshin II of the Chalukyas ⓘ
linked to: Pulakeshin II
outcome decisive Pallava victory ⓘ
partOf Pallava–Chalukya conflicts ⓘ
place Badami ⓘ
Vatapi ⓘ
predecessorEvent Chalukya invasions of Pallava territory ⓘ
recordedIn Pallava inscriptions ⓘ
later South Indian historical traditions ⓘ
relatedTo Pulakeshin II–Narasimhavarman I rivalry ⓘ
history of the Chalukya dynasty ⓘ
history of the Pallava dynasty ⓘ
result Pallava victory ⓘ
significance marked the high point of Pallava military power ⓘ
shifted regional power balance in South India ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

Pallava dynasty → majorBattle → Battle of Vatapi ⓘ
Narasimhavarman I → notableEvent → sack of Vatapi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Vatapi