The Defeat of Pulikesin II Chalukhya by Mahamalla Pallava at Badami, AD 642 (litho)

The Defeat of Pulikesin II Chalukhya by Mahamalla Pallava at Badami, AD 642. In the second century a Western Asian tribe known as the Pallavas established itself as a ruling race in the East and South of India, where for many centuries it carried on an incessant struggle with its neighbours. The great Chalukhyan King, Pulikesin II, inflicted many defeats on them, but in his old age Narasimhavarman, or Mahamalla Pallava, an important ruler, overthrew him in 642, and for a short time the Pallavas were supreme in the Chalukhyan dominions. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.