The Chalukya dynasty was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts
of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries.
During this period, they ruled as three related, but individual
dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled
from their capital Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th
century. The Badami Chalukyas began to assert their independence at the
decline of the Kadamba kingdom of Banavasi and rapidly rose to
prominence during the reign of Pulakesi II. After the death of
Pulakesi II, the Eastern Chalukyas became an independent kingdom in the
eastern Deccan. They ruled from their capital Vengi until about the
11th century. In the western Deccan, the rise of the Rashtrakutas in
the middle of 8th century eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before being
revived by their descendants, the Western Chalukyas, in late 10th
century. These Western Chalukyas ruled from Kalyani (modern
Basavakalyan) till the end of the 12th century. The rule of the
Chalukyas marks an important milestone in the history of South India
and a golden age in the history of Karnataka.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
French Revolution: The National Constituent Assembly was formed from
the National Assembly, and began to function as a governing body and a
drafter for a new constitution.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Constituent_Assembly>
1868:
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including
the Citizenship Clause, the Equal Protection Clause and the Privileges
or Immunities Clause among others, was ratified by the minimum required
twenty-eight U.S. states.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution>
1900:
Queen Victoria gave her Royal Assent to an Act of the Parliament of the
United Kingdom, ratifying the Constitution of Australia.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Australia>
1944:
World War II: The Allies began their invasion of Sicily, a large scale
amphibious and airborne operation, followed by six weeks of land
combat.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily>
1962:
In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans
exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell%27s_Soup_Cans>
1999:
Six days of student protests began after Iranian police attacked a
University of Tehran dormitory following a peaceful student
demonstration against the closure of the reformist newspaper Salam.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_student_protests%2C_July_1999>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
coagulate (v):
To congeal; to convert from a liquid to a semisolid mass
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