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father he was also a devout Bhavya (Jain ) and gave specified land in Nagarkhanda to the Jain Saint Kulachandradeva of the Mula Samgha for the Shantinath basati. He crushed the Kadambas and was twice victorious. over the Cholas. : The next great Chalukya King was Vikramaditya VI, Tribhuvanamalla, who ruled from A. D. 1074 to A. D. 1126. He was the younger brother of Someshyra II and his queen was a Chola princess. The great poet Bilhana wrote his 'VikramadevaCarita' in the praise of King Vikramaditya VI. He was paramount monarch of the Deccan and ruled peacefully for a long period. He started an era after his name in commemoration of his crowning ceremony as King, which was known as "Chalukya-Vikrama-Varsha." His valour is extolled especially in victory over Chola and Lala, although he subdued kings of Malava, Panchal, Chedi and Andhra.: He honoured the great Jain Sage Vasvachandra4 and conferred on him the title of "Bala-Saraswati" (Protegee of goddess of Learning). His attachment for Jainism is evident from his earlier life, when he was a prince and a governor of a province. At that 1. Ibid., p. 55. 2. Encyclopaedia Indica (Hindi), Vol. VII, p. 319. 3. Rice, Mysore and Coorg : pp. 75-76. 4. Ep. Car., II, No. 69, p. 33.
