Editing Vikramaditya II (section)

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{{Short description|Chalukya Emperor from 733 to 744 CE}}
{{Infobox royalty
| succession = Chalukya king
| reign = {{circa|733|744 CE}}
| predecessor = [[Vijayaditya]]
| successor = [[Kirtivarman II]]
| issue = [[Kirtivarman II]]
| house = [[Chalukyas of Vatapi]]
| house-type = Dynasty
| father = [[Vijayaditya]]
}}
{{Chalukyas|Vatapi}}
[[File:Pattadakal Virupaksha Temple.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Virupaksha temple, [[Pattadakal]]]]

'''Vikramaditya II''' (reigned 733 – 744 CE) was the son of King [[Vijayaditya]] and ascended the [[Chalukya dynasty|Badami Chalukya]] throne following the death of his father. This information comes from the [[Lakshmeshwar]] inscriptions in [[Kannada]] dated 13 January 735 A.D.<ref name="vik1">Ramesh (1984), p.156</ref> From inscriptions it has come to be known that even before his coronation, Vikramaditya II, as a crown prince (''Yuvaraja''), had conducted successful military campaigns against their arch enemy, the [[Pallavas]] of [[Kanchipuram]]. His most important achievements were the capture of Kanchipuram on three occasions, the first time as a crown prince, the second time as an emperor and the third time under the leadership of his son and crown prince [[Kirtivarman II]]. This is attested to by another Kannada inscription, known as the Virupaksha Temple inscription which alludes to the emperor as the conqueror of Kanchi on three occasions and reads ''Sri Vikramaditya-bhatarar-mume-Kanchiyan-mume parajisidor''.<ref name="vik1"/>  The other notable achievement was the consecration of the famous Virupaksha Temple (''Lokeshwara'' temple) and Mallikarjuna Temple (''Trilokeshwara'' temple) by his queens Lokadevi and Trilokadevi at [[Pattadakal]].<ref name="chitra">Kamath (2001), p.63</ref> These two monuments are the centre piece of the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage Monuments]] at Pattadakal. Vikramaditya II was a powerful ruler and was in power for 40 years. In order to maintain peace he entered into marriage alliance with Rashtrakutas.<ref>{{cite book|title= Ancient Indian History and Civilization|first= Sailendra |last= Nath sen |publisher= Routledge |year=1999 |page=395|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&q=maurya+dynasty+sen
}}</ref>