Q. Who founded the Chalukya dynasty?
Answer: Pulakesin-I
Notes: Pulakeshin I (540–567) was the founder and first sovereign ruler of the Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi and as such, has been termed as the “real founder” of his dynasty.He ruled parts of the present-day Maharashtra and Karnataka states in the western Deccan. Pulakeshin established the city of Vatapi, and performed the Ashva-medha sacrifice to assert his sovereign status.

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