The Chennakesava temple at Belur was built by which Hoysala ruler?
- A.Nripa Kama II
- B.Vishnuvardhana
- C.Veera Ballala II
- D.Narasimha III
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The correct answer is B, Vishnuvardhana. He built the Chennakesava temple at Belur in the Hassan district to mark his victories, including the defeat of the Cholas at Talakad, and his reign from about 1108 to 1152 also saw the beginning of the Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu. Under the influence of the Vaishnava teacher Ramanuja, who took shelter in his kingdom, the king moved from Jainism to Vaishnavism. Option A is wrong because Nripa Kama II belonged to the early line of Hoysala chiefs who were still feudatories of the Chalukyas. Option C is wrong because Veera Ballala II is remembered for asserting independence and taking imperial titles. Option D is wrong because Narasimha III ruled when the Keshava temple at Somanathapura was built in 1268 by his commander Somanatha.
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View allThe Hoysala dynasty was associated with which state?
- A.Karnataka
- B.Gujarat
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Madhya Pradesh
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The Hoysalas ruled from Dwarasamudra, the present Halebidu in Hassan district of Karnataka, and their famous temples at Belur, Halebidu and Somanathapura all stand in that state.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following was a very important seaport in the Kakatiya kingdom?
- A.Kakinada
- B.Motupalli
- C.Machilipatnam (Masulipatnam)
- D.Nelluru
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Ganapatideva of the Kakatiya dynasty issued an inscription at Motupalli known as the Abhaya Shasana, which assured foreign merchants of the safety of their ships and goods and fixed the duties they would pay, and the port became the kingdom's main window to the sea trade of the Bay of…
Read the full explanation →Ravikirti was the court poet of which of the following dynasty ruler?
- A.Cholas
- B.Cheras
- C.Pallavas
- D.Chalukyas
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Ravikirti was the court poet of Pulakeshin II of the Chalukyas of Badami and composed the Aihole inscription, a Sanskrit prashasti that records the king's victories, including the defeat of Harshavardhana, and in which the poet compares himself to Kalidasa and Bharavi.
Read the full explanation →Which city was the capital of the Hoysala kingdom?
- A.Devagiri
- B.Dwarasamudra
- C.Warangal
- D.Kalyani
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The correct answer is B, Dwarasamudra, the present Halebidu in Hassan district of Karnataka, where the Hoysaleswara temple still stands.
Read the full explanation →Who founded the dynasty of the Western Chalukyas of Kalyani in 973 by overthrowing the Rashtrakutas?
- A.Vikramaditya VI
- B.Someshvara III
- C.Tailapa II
- D.Bijjala
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He was a Chalukya feudatory who overthrew the last Rashtrakuta ruler in 973 and founded the line that ruled the Deccan from Manyakheta and then from Kalyani for more than two centuries.
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