write an essay on life and achievement of pulkeshin II in 1000 words.
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We get a description of the achievements of Pulakeshin II from the Aihole article. The Aihole article is intended as a commendation. Pulakeshin first defeated the ambassador to the north of Bhimrathi river and annexed his ally Govind. Both of these were local rulers of southern Maharashtra, who took advantage of the then situation to try their power. By defeating these two, Pulakeshin II strengthened his position in the capital. He then started his conquests.
Following are the victories of Pulakeshin II
Conquest of Kadamba kingdom
Pulakeshin first clashed with the Kadambas. The kingdom of the Kadambas became the possession of the Chalukyas at the time of Kirtivarma. It seems that the civil war between Manglesh and Pulakeshin spread political chaos in the Chalukya state. Taking advantage of this, the Kadambas freed themselves from the subjugation of the Chalukyas. Thus Pulakeshin attacked Kadambas and his army surrounded the city of Banavasi. The Aihole article suggests that Banavasi was demolished.
The article presents a poetic account of the incident, stating that Banavasi’s splendor was similar to Indrapuri’s and the splendor of the swans humming on the high waves of the Varada river. When Pulakeshin’s army was surrounded by the sea, the landlord of Banavasi started to appear like an island in the sea.
In this way, this pride was completely successful and Kadamb State became the authority of Pulakeshin. This is also proved by the fact that around this time, the rulers of the Kadamb dynasty disappear from history. The independence of the Kadamba state came to an end and it was merged into the Chalukya kingdom. Pulakeshin divided the kingdom of Kadamba into his feudal lords and celiacs.
Conquest of Alup and Ganga kingdom
After winning the Kadambas, Pulakeshin campaigned against the Alupas and the Ganges. According to the Aihole article, he made Alups and Gangas drink their nectar for their immediate service. Alupa ruled in the South Kannada district. The Ganges refers to the western Ganges of Talakad, whose kingdom is known as Gangwadi. The Alups was a feudatory of the Kadambas and after the defeat of the Kadambas, he accepted the subjugation of Pulakeshin. The defeated ruler was Kundavarmaras. After this, Pulakeshin forced Gangnaresh Durveenit to accept his subjection. He married his daughter with Pulakeshin.
Conquest of Konkan region
Pulakeshin attacked the Konkan region after conquering Alup and Gangas. The Mauryas ruled here, they were easily defeated. Pulakeshin then attacked his capital Puri (Dharapuri), called Lakshmi of the western sea, with hundreds of boats. It has been said in the article that these boats were seen like mad elephants. Puri is identified from Dharapuri located on Elephanta Island near Bombay. It was the famous sea port of that time. Pulakeshin had taken his right there.
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