Tailapa II

Tailapa II, or Taila, (r.973–997 CE) (or Ahavamalla) had titles Nurmadi Taliapa and Satyashraya Kulatilaka. He re-established the Western Chalukya dynasty after a period of 220 years during which time they had been in eclipse. The revived Chalukya kingdom rose to its height of power under Vikramaditya VI. The revived dynasty are known as the Western Chalukyas, the Kalyani Chalukyas or simply "Later Chalukyas". Tailapa II patronised the famous Kannada poet Ranna. From the Gadag records, it is known that he ruled for 24 years.