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'''Arikesari III''' (r. c. 946–968) was the last known ruler of the [[Chalukyas of Vemulavada|Vemulavada Chalukya]] dynasty of present-day [[Telangana]], India. He was a vassal of the [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Krishna III]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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Arikesari III was a grandson of the Chalukya king [[Arikesari II]]. His father Bhadradeva and his uncle Vagaraja (who succeeded Arikesari II) were half-brothers.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=42}} Bhadradeva (r. c. 941-946) probably ruled jointly with Vagaraja (r. c. 941-950), and Arikesari III (r. c. 946-968) ascended the throne after them.{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1993|p=6}} Bhadradeva probably died before Vagaraja, and Vagaraja probably died without an heir, which may explain why Arikesari III succeeded Vagaraja.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=42}}<br />
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== Reign ==<br />
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Like his predecessor, Arikesari III was a feudatory of the [[Rashtrakuta]] king [[Krishna III]].{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=42}} His 946 CE [[Karimnagar]] inscription records a land grant to a [[brahmin|brahmana]].{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1993|p=16}} His 966 CE [[Parbhani]] copper-plate inscription records the grant of a village to the Jain leader Somadeva-suri for the maintenance of Shubha-dharma Jinalaya shrine, which had been built by his father Bhadradeva. The granted village was Kuttumvritti-Vanikadupulu, which was located in the Repaka-12 subdivision of the Sabbi-1000 administrative division.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=42}}{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1993|p=16}} His 968 CE Repaka inscription records a land grant to a Jain shrine (''Jinalaya'') by the chief Vujaya; the temple is said to have been built by Arikesari.{{sfn|Kolluru Suryanarayana|1993|p=22}}<br />
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Arikesari III bore several titles inherited from his grandfather, including ''Pambarankusham'', ''Ammana-gandha-varanam'', ''Gandhebha-Vidyadharam'', ''Arudha-Sarvajnan'', ''Udatta-narayanan'', ''Nodutti-gevlom'', ''Guna-nidhi'', ''Gunarnava'', ''Sharanagata-vajra-panjara'', ''Priyagalla'', ''Tribhuvana-malla'', and ''Samanta-chudamani''.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=42}}<br />
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It is not certain how and when the reign of Arikesari III ended. By the year 966-967, the [[Chalukyas of Kalyani|Kalyani Chalukyas]] had made inroads into the territory of the Vemulavada kings, as attested by an inscription discovered at Uppili in the Maktal taluka of the Mahboobnagar district. Another 973-974 inscription of Permumadi, an officer (''ankakara'') of the Kalyani Chalukya king [[Taila II]], has been discovered at Koraprolu in the present-day Nalgonda district. This suggests that the Kalyani Chalukyas conquered the Vemulavada territories during 966-973.{{sfn|N Venkataramanayya|1953|p=42}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
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* {{cite book |author=Kolluru Suryanarayana |title=Inscriptions of the Minor Chalukya Dynasties of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d4PCyXslrNsC&pg=PA10 |year=1993 |publisher=Mittal |isbn=978-81-7099-216-5 }}<br />
* {{cite book |author=N Venkataramanayya |title=The Chālukyas of L(V)ēmulavāḍa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f8k7_1PaFCsCx |publisher=Archaeological Department, Government of Hyderabad |year=1953 |oclc=958874923 }}<br />
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