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