Jayasimha (Vatapi Chalukya dynasty)
| Jayasimha | |
|---|---|
| Nṛpaḥ | |
| Chalukya king | |
| Reign | c. 500 – c. 520 |
| Successor | Ranaraga |
| Dynasty | Chalukyas of Vatapi |
| Chalukya dynasties |
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Jayasimha (IAST: Jayasiṃha) was the first ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi (modern Badami) in present-day India. He ruled the area around modern Bijapur in the early 6th century, and was the grandfather of the dynasty's first sovereign ruler, Pulakeshin I.