Narasimhavarman I was a Pallava emperor who reigned from 630 to 668. He shared his father Mahendravarman I's love of art and completed the works started by Mahendravarman in Mamallapuram. During his r
Sculpture of Narasimhavarman I at Mamallapuram.
Coin of the Pallavas of Coromandel, king Narasimhavarman I. (630–668 CE).Obv Lion left Rev Name of Narasimhavarman with solar and lunar symbols around
The famous Pancha Rathas were completed during his tenure
Pulakeshin II, popularly known as Immaḍi Pulakeśi, was the Chālukyan emperor from c. 609 to 642. During his reign, the Chalukya empire of Vatapi expanded to cover most of the Deccan region in peninsul
Narasimhavarman I
…monolithic rock-cut temple complex and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was constructed. He avenged his father's defeat at the hands of the Chalukya monarch Pulakeshin II in the year 642. Narasimhavarman I was also known as Mamallan (great wrestler), and Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) was named in his honour. The Culavamsa…
Ravikirti's inscription, Meguti Jain Basadi, Aihole which celebrates Pulakeshin II's military achievements.
"The defeat of Pulakeshin II, the Chalukya, by Mahamalla Pallava at Badami", an artistic depiction of Pulakeshin's defeat
Original frescoes in Ajanta Cave 1, and corresponding artistic depiction of Pulakeshin receiving envoys from Persia. Earlier scholars believed that Pulakeshin received an envoy from the Sasanian emperor of Persia, based on the Ajanta cave painting, but this theory is no longer considered correct.
The Aihole inscription composed by Pulakeshin's court poet Ravikirti