Someshvara IV

{{Short description|King of the Western Chalukya empire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} [[File:Chalukyas of Kalyana (Western Chalukyas) Possibly King Somesvara IV Chalukya. 1181-4 1189.jpg|thumb|300px|Coin of the Chalukyas of [[Basavakalyan|Kalyana]] (Western Chalukyas). Possibly King Somesvara IV (1181-4/1189). [[Garuda]], with prominent beak, running right [“Dapaga dapasa Murari”] in [[Kannada]] in three lines divided by pelleted lines.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNG Coins |url=https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=133198 |publisher=Classical Numismatic Group |access-date=23 February 2025}}</ref>]] {{Chalukyas|Kalyani}} '''Someshvara IV''' ({{IAST3|Someśvara}}; {{reign|1181|1189}})<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=52–53}}</ref> was the last king of the [[Western Chalukya]] empire. He made a brief attempt after 1189 to revive the Chalukya kingdom by defeating the waning [[Kalachuris of Kalyani|Kalachuri]] kingdom. He managed to capture [[Basavakalyana]] briefly but failed to prevent the other feudatories, the [[Seuna]], [[Hoysala]] and the [[Kakatiya dynasty]] from completely overwhelming the Chalukya empire by 1200. In the end, the three feudatories divided the vast area between the [[Kaveri River]] and [[Narmada River]] amongst themselves.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

He maintained friendly relations with Ceylon and sent an ambassador there.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Patro |first=Kartikeswar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F1wtEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA252 |title=Ancient Indian History |date=2021-05-10 |publisher=BFC Publications |isbn=978-93-91031-86-2 |pages=252 |language=en |quote=He had a friendly relation with Ceylon and sent Ambassador to Ceylon.}}</ref> He made efforts to revive Chalukya dominance by defeating the declining Kalachuri kingdom<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hosamani |first=Dr Ratnakar D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rfehDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA34 |title=A Study of Historical Monuments in Bidar District (1st Century-17th Century CE) |date=2019-07-09 |publisher= Lulu.com|isbn=978-0-359-77997-0 |pages=34 |language=en |quote=.....Someshvara IV and acknowledged the Chalukyan supremacy thus, ended the Kalachuri interregnum of about 22 years (1162-1184 C.E)}}</ref> He was overthrown by a [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Seuna Yadava]] feudatory<ref>{{cite web |title=Someśvara IV {{!}} king of Cālukya {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Somesvara-IV |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Pletcher |first=Kenneth |title=The History of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VsujRFvaHI8C&pg=PA103 |date=2010-08-15 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. |isbn=978-1-61530-122-5 |page=103 |language=en |quote=The last of the Chalukya rulers, Someshvara IV (reigned 1181-c. 1189), regained the throne for a short period, after which he was overthrown by a feudatory of the Yadava dynasty.}}</ref>

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{{S-start}} {{Succession box|title=[[Western Chalukyas]]|before=[[Jagadhekamalla III]]|after=[[Veera Ballala II]] |years=1183–1200}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Someshvara 04}} [[Category:1200 deaths]] [[Category:Western Chalukya kings]]