Vikramaditya VI (r. 1076 – 1126 CE) became the Western Chalukya King after deposing his elder brother Someshvara II, a political move he made by gaining the support of Chalukya vassals during the Chola invasion of Chalukya territory.Vikramaditya's reign is marked with the abolishment of the Saka era and the start of the Chalukya-Vikrama era. He was the greatest of the Western Chalukya kings and had the longest reign in the dynasty. He earned the title Permadideva and Tribhuvanamalla (lit "lord of three worlds").He had several queens who ably assisted him in administration. One of his queens, Chandala Devi, a princess from the Shilahara ruling family of Karad was called Abhinava Saraswati for her skills as an artist. Queen Kethala Devi administered the Siruguppa region and Savala Devi was in charge of an Agrahara in Naregal.According to the historian Kamath, Vikramaditya VI was a "great king who ruled over South India" and he finds a "pride of place in Karnataka history". More inscriptions in Kannada are attributed to Vikramaditya VI than any other king prior to the Vijayanagara era.

Hoy Sala ” ( Strike Sala ! ) said the guru Sudatta Muni to his student, Sala when a "tiger" attacked them. The student struck the animal in one blow, and the guru was so pleased that he asked Sala to establish a kingdom - the Hoysala dynasty.

The Hoysala Kingdom was a indian royal dynasty originating from the Indian subcontinent that ruled most of what is now Karnatakabetween the 10th and the 14th centuries. The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur, but was later moved to Halebidu.

Pulakeshi II : Pulikeshi r. c. 610–642 CE) popularly known as Immadi Pulikeshi, was the greatest ⁠Chalukyan Emperor⁠ who reigned from ⁠Vatapi⁠ (present-day Badami in ⁠Karnataka⁠, India). During his reign, the Chalukya Empire expanded to cover most of the ⁠Deccan⁠ region in ⁠peninsular India⁠.