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During the
5th century,
the Pallavas
expanded and
crossed the
river Krishna
and occupied
Bellary,
South and
South Arcot,
Trichirapalli,
Chengalpet and
part of Tanjore.
his credit, and perhaps this
could be the reason why
Mahabalipuram is called
Mamallapuram. Badami
remained in his control
until 655 AD ill Vinayaditya
restored it back to the
Chalukya realm.
the riches of kanchi and
wanted to capture it. He
came with a huge army and
defeated Mahendravarman
at Pullalur in 620 A.D. It was
a great insult to the pallavas
and Mahendravarman in
particular. This ruined his
health. His further attempts
to take revenge in a series
of battles with Pulikes in the
northern part of Tamilnadu
were all futile. All went in
vain and he died a broken
man in 630 A.D.
Mahendravarman’s son
Narasimhavarman ascended
the throne in 630 A.D,
and vowed to revenge the
insult done to his father
by the Chalukyas. With
immense strength and tact
he defeated Pulikesi II in the
Battle of Manimangalam and
Pariyalam in the year 632
AD. He completely burnt the
capital city of Pulakesi. A
man with well built physique
was a great wrestler too.
He had a title “Mamalla” to
Narasimhavarman
completed the cave temples
of Mahabalipuram and
constructed immense
number of temples. The
Pallava dynasty was not that
peak as under this ruler ever.
But the successors managed
to safeguard the territory
until Cholas took their toll in
the 9th century. The greatest
dynasty thus saw its end
once for all.
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