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|conventional_long_name = Chalukyas of Lata<br>feudatories of Western Chalukya
|common_name = Chaulukya
|government_type = Monarchy
|year_start = c. 970 CE
|year_end = c. 1070 CE
|p1 = Western Chalukya
|s1 = Chaulukya dynasty
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|religion =
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|today = [[India]]
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{{History of Gujarat}}
The '''Chalukyas of Lata''' were an Indian dynasty, which ruled the [[Lata (region)|Lata region]] of present-day [[Gujarat]] during 10th and 11th centuries. They ruled as feudatories of the [[Western Chalukyas]] in their early years, and were ultimately defeated by the [[Chaulukya]]s of Gujarat (Solankis).

== History ==
Barappa, the dynasty's first ruler, is identified as a general of the [[Western Chalukya]] king [[Tailapa II]]. He might have been made the governor of the Lata region by Tailapa. According to [[Merutunga]]'s ''[[Prabandha-Chintamani]]'', Barapa and the ruler of Sapadalaksha (the [[Chahamanas of Shakambhari|Chahamana]] king [[Vigraharaja II]]) once simultaneously attacked Gujarat. [[Mularaja]], the [[Chaulukya]] king of Gujarat, asked the Sapadalaksha ruler not to attack him until he dealt with Barapa. He then defeated Barapa, which prompted the Sapadalaksha king to flee Gujarat. Since Merutunga was from Gujarat, this account may be biased. The Chahamana chroniclers claim that Vigraharaja defeated Mularaja, and marched up to [[Bhrigukachchha]], where he constructed a temple dedicated to his family deity [[Ashapura Mata|Ashapura]]. According to one theory, Vigraharaja II allied with Barapa, and helped him achieve independence.<ref>{{cite book |author=Dasharatha Sharma |title=Early Chauhān Dynasties |publisher=S. Chand / Motilal Banarsidass |year=1959 |isbn=9780842606189 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4gcAAAAMAAJ|p=30–32}}</ref>

According to [[Hemachandra]]'s ''Dvyashraya Kavya'', Mularaja's son [[Chamundaraja (Chaulukya dynasty)|Chamundaraja]] invaded Lata, and killed Barappa.<ref name="EI36_Trilochana"/> Barappa's son Gogi-raja may have revived the family's rule in the Lata region. But, by 1074 CE, the dynasty appears to have been vanquished by the Chaulukyas of Gujarat.<ref name="EI36_Trilochana"/>

== Genealogy ==
The following members of the family (with estimated reigns) are known:<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=53owAQAAIAAJ |title=The Beautiful India - Daman & Diu |author=Syed Amanur Rahman and Balraj Verma |publisher=Reference Press |year=2006 |page=9 }}</ref>

* Nimbarka<ref name="EI36_Trilochana"/>
* Barappa, c. 970-990 CE
* Gogi-raja or Gongi-raja, c. 990-1010 CE
* Kirti-raja, c. 1010-1030 CE
* Vatsa-raja, c. 1030-1050 CE
* Trilochana-pala, c. 1050-1070 CE

== Inscriptions ==
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A 940 [[Shaka era|Shaka]] (1018 CE) copper-plate inscription of Kirtiraja was discovered in [[Surat]]. It names his ancestors as Gogi, Barappa and Nimbarka.<ref name="EI36_Trilochana"/>

Two copper-plate inscriptions of Trilochana-pala dated 972 Shaka (1050 CE Eklahare and 1051 CE Surat) have also been discovered. These inscriptions given an account of the mythical origin of the Chalukyas: the family's progenitor originated from the ''chuluka'' (a vessel or a folded palm to hold water) of the creator deity [[Brahma|Virinchi]]. On the deity's advice, he married the [[Branches of Rashtrakuta dynasty#Rashtrakuta branches|Rashtrakuta]] princess of [[Kanyakubja]]. Trilochanapala's inscriptions mention four of his ancestors: Vatsa, Kirti, Gogi and Barappa. Vatsa is said to have built a golden [[chhatri|umbrella]] for the god [[Somnath temple|Somanatha]], and also established a free food canteen (''sattra''). Trilochanapala is titled ''Maha-Mandaleshvara'' in these inscriptions. The 1050 CE inscription records his donation of the Ekallahara village (modern [[Eklahare]]) to a Brahmin named Taraditya.<ref name="EI36_Trilochana">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/stream/epigraphia-indica/epigraphia-indica-vol-36#page/n37/mode/1up |title=Epigraphia Indica |volume=36 |editor=D. C. Sircar |year=1970 |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India |chapter=Ekallahara Grant of Trilochanapala |pages=12–15 }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:History of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Dynasties of India]]
[[Category:970s establishments]]
[[Category:10th-century establishments in India]]
[[Category:11th-century disestablishments in India]]

Chalukyas of Lata - Revision history

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