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King Tailapa Il of the Western Chalukyas had a strong attachment for the religion of Jinas. His queen was the Rashtrakuta princess Jakabbe. He established again the Chalukyan power by his heroic exploits. Besides the Rashtrakutas, he also subdued the Chola ruler. He patronised the great Kanarese poet Ranna (Jain Kavi Ratna), who wrote his 'Ajitapurana' in A.D. 993 and was pleased to confer upon him the title of ‘Kavi-Chakravarti'.?
Tailap's son and successor was Satyashrya Iriva Bedenga, who ruled from A.D. 997 to A.D. 1009. He is believed to have been a follower of Jainism and constructed a monument (Nisidhi) in honour of a Jain guru. Shri Vimalachandra Panditadeva was his spiritual preceptor.3
The rest of these monarchs, Jayasimha III and his successors had attachment for Jainism. King Jayasimha (1018 to 1042-A.D.) built 'a basadi at Balipur, which was known as "Mallikamoda-shantisha-basadi", after the title of 'Mallikamoda' of that king. The Jain guru Vadiraja was a great celeberity of that time. 1. Indian Antiquary, VII p. 197. 2. Saletore, Med. Jainism, p. 42. 3. Ep:, Car. VIII, p. 142.
