Someshvara IV explained

Someshvara IV (;)^[1] was the last king of the Western Chalukya empire. He made a brief attempt after 1189 to revive the Chalukya kingdom by defeating the waning Kalachuri kingdom. He managed to capture Basavakalyana briefly but failed to prevent the other feudatories, the Seuna, Hoysala and the Kakatiya dynasty from completely overwhelming the Chalukya empire by 1200. In the end, the three feudatories divided the vast area between the Kaveri River and Narmada River amongst themselves.

He maintained friendly relations with Ceylon and sent an ambassador there.^[2] He made efforts to revive Chalukya dominance by defeating the declining Kalachuri kingdom^[3] He was overthrown by a Seuna Yadava feudatory^{[4] [5]}

References

Book

• Book: Kamath, Suryanath U.. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. 1980. 2001. Jupiter books. Bangalore. 7796041 . 80905179.
• Book: Sastri, Nilakanta K.A.. A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar. 1955. 2002. Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. New Delhi. 0-19-560686-8.

Notes and References

1. Book: Sen, Sailendra . A Textbook of Medieval Indian History . Primus Books . 2013 . 978-9-38060-734-4 . 52–53.
2. Book: Patro, Kartikeswar . Ancient Indian History . 2021-05-10 . BFC Publications . 978-93-91031-86-2 . 252 . en . He had a friendly relation with Ceylon and sent Ambassador to Ceylon..
3. Book: Hosamani, Dr Ratnakar D. . A Study of Historical Monuments in Bidar District (1st Century-17th Century CE) . 2019-07-09 . Lulu.com. 978-0-359-77997-0 . 34 . en . .....Someshvara IV and acknowledged the Chalukyan supremacy thus, ended the Kalachuri interregnum of about 22 years (1162-1184 C.E).
4. Web site: Someśvara IV king of Cālukya Britannica . www.britannica.com . en.
5. Book: Pletcher, Kenneth . The History of India . 2010-08-15 . The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. . 978-1-61530-122-5 . 103 . en . The last of the Chalukya rulers, Someshvara IV (reigned 1181-c. 1189), regained the throne for a short period, after which he was overthrown by a feudatory of the Yadava dynasty..