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| title = [[Emperor|Samrat]]<br />
| succession = southern [[Kalachuris of Kalyani]] <br />
| reign = {{circa|1130|1167 CE}}<br />
| image = Kalachuris of Kalyana. temp Bijjala.jpg<br />
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| caption = Coinage of the Kalachuris of Kalyana, from the time of Bijjala<br />
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'''Bijjala II''' (1130–1167 CE) {{lang-kn|ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಬಿಜ್ಜಳ}} was the Mahamandaleshwara of the Kalyani Chalukyas. He was the most famous of the [[Kalachuris of Kalyani|southern Kalachuri]] kings who ruled initially as a vassal of Chalukya [[Vikramaditya VI]]. He ruled as the ''Mahamandalesvara'' (chief or governor) over Karhada-4000 and Tardavadi-1000 provinces, designations given to territories within the larger Western Chalukya kingdom.<br />
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He revolted against the [[Western Chalukya Empire]], assumed imperial titles in 1157, and ruled along with his successors, the [[Deccan Plateau]] for a quarter of a century.<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=52–53}}</ref><br />
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==Bijjala's opportunism==<br />
After the death of Vikramaditya VI, seeing the weakening empire, Bijjala II declared independence.<br />
The ''Chikkalagi'' inscription refers to Bijjala as ''Mahabhujabalachakravarti'', which in Sanskrit<br />
literally means ''the great great (maha) unopposed ruler (cakravartin) with strong (bala) arms (bhuja)''. By the time of Chalukya [[Taila III]], Bijjala's attempts towards independence seems to have spread to other feudatories as well. Kakatiya [[Prola II]] broke free of Chalukya rule in the middle of the 12th century. By 1162 CE. Bijjala II had managed to drive Taila III out of Kalyani, the Chalukya capital. He assumed Chalukyan titles like ''Sriprithvivallabha'' and ''Parameshvara''. He shifted his capital from Mangalavada to [[Basavakalyan|Kalyani]] also known as [[Basavakalyan]].{{cn|date=July 2018}}<br />
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==Bloody end==<br />
His rule was marked with turbulence, both domestic and social. According to the historian Dr. P.B. Desai,<br />
Bijjala II became very unpopular with the followers of Basavanna and was assassinated by them. Dr. Desai<br />
however does confirm that [[Basavanna]] himself was not responsible for this incident.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat (2001). ''Concise History of Karnataka'', MCC, Bangalore (Reprinted 2002)<br />
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