Adityavarman (Chalukya dynasty)
| Adityavarma | |
|---|---|
| Shri-prithvi-vallabha, Maharajadhiraja, Parameshvara | |
| Chalukya king | |
| Reign | c. 643 – c. 645 |
| Predecessor | Pulakeshin II |
| Successor | possibly Abhinavaditya |
| Issue | Abhinavaditya |
| Dynasty | Chalukyas of Vatapi |
| Father | Pulakeshin II |
| Chalukya dynasties |
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Adityavarma (r. c. 643–645 CE) was a king of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi in southern India. He was a son of Pulakeshin II, who was defeated and probably killed when the Pallavas invaded and captured the Chalukya capital Vatapi. The immediate history of the dynasty after Pulakeshin's death is not clear, but inscriptions of Adityavarma and his son suggest that Adityavarma ruled a weakened Chalukya kingdom for a short period, before his younger brother Vikramaditya I defeated the Pallavas and restored the Chalukya power.