Jagadhekamalla II

Jagadhekamalla II (r. 1138–1151) followed Someshvara III to the Western Chalukya throne.^[1] His rule saw the slow decline of the Chalukya empire with the loss of Vengi entirely, though he was still able to control the Hoysalas in the south and the Seuna and Paramara in the north. He patronised Kannada grammarian Nagavarma II, who wrote many famous works including Kavyavalokana and Karnataka Bhashabhushana. Jagadhekamalla II himself was a merited scholar and wrote in Sanskrit Sangithachudamani a work on music.

Jagadhekamalla II
Old Kannada inscription (c.1148 AD) of Western Chalukya King Jagadekamalla II
Western Chalukya King
Reign	1138–1151
Predecessor	Someshvara III
Successor	Tailapa III
House	Chalukya dynasty
Father	Someshvara III