Lesson 1: Karnataka State: Kingdoms-Founders-Emblem

Founder

Capital

Emblem

Origin

Kadambas

The founder of Kadamba dyansty is Mayur Varma

Banavasi of Uttara Kannada district was the capital of Kadambas.

Lion

Talagunda in Shimoga district of Karnataka.

Gangas

Konkanivarma
was the founder of this dynasty.

Kolar (Kuvalalapur) and Talakadu (Talavanapura) were their capitals.

A royal elephant

Claiming to be  from Ayodhya in North India

Chalukyas
of Badami

Raja Jayasimha is the founder of this dynasty.

Badami (Vatapi) of Bagalkot district was the capital of Chalukyas

Boar
(Varaha)

Claiming to be from Ayodhya in Uttara Pradesh

The
Rashtrakutas

Dantidurga

First capital was Elichapur Modern

Achalapura

Garuda

Their original Home was Lattalur modern

Latur in Maharashtra

Chalukyas
of Kalyan

Thailapa II is the first king of this dynasty

Kalyan – modern

Basavakalyana
in Bidar district

Varaha

Badami in Bagalkot district in Karnataka.

Hoysalas

Sala was the founder of Hoysala dynasty.

Belur and later Dwarasamudra were their capitals. Dwarasamudra is now called Halebidu.

Sala killing a tiger

They claim to From Dwaraka Gujarat.

Vijayanagara
Empire

Harihara,
Bukka Raya, Kampana, Marappa and

Muddappa

Hampi of Ballari district was their capital

Boar
(Varaha)

Origin theories described Orangal in Andhra Pradesh and Dorasamudra

in Karnataka .

Wodeyars
of Mysuru

Yaduraya
was the first king of Mysuru Wodeyars

Srirangapatna
was their first capital

Bherunda

Claiming to be from Dwaraka

Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan

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Shrirangapattanaa

Tiger

Devanahalli