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Cholas did not stay in the country for a long time; they were soon expelled by the Hoysalas who established a separate dynasty which continued to exist for three centuries (from the 11th to 14th century A.D.).
(2) The early Chalukyas established their sway about the sixth century and after a vigorous rule divided themselves into several branches (about 615 A.D.), the Eastern and the Western Chalukyas.
(3) The Eastern Chalukyas ruled from 750 A.D. to the eleventh century A.D., when their dominions were anexed by the Cholas.
(4) The Western Chalukyas succumbed to the Rashtrakuta power in about 750 A.D.
(5) The Rashtrakutas who thus succeeded to the power of the Western Chalukyas maintained their independence down to 973 A.D., wher they were defeated by the Western Chalukyas who once again established their rule, albeit for a short period (973 A.D.-1156 A.D.).
(6) In 1156 A.D., the Western Chalukyas fell a prey to a new power, the Kalachuris, who ruled for 30 years (1156 A.D.-1186 A.D.).
(7) The Hoysalas, as already mentioned, established their dynasty and their sway extended over the whole of Mysore, the modern districts of Salem, Coimbatore, Bellary and Dharwar.
