Battle of Vatapi
| Battle of Vatapi | |||||||
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| Part of Chalukya–Pallava Wars | |||||||
Image depicting the Battle of Vatapi (Badami) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chalukya Empire | Pallava kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pulakeshin II † |
Narasimhavarman I Paranjothi Manavarman | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Vatapi was a decisive engagement which took place between the Pallavas and Chalukyas near the Chalukya capital of Vatapi (present day Badami) in 642. The battle resulted in the defeat of the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II in 642 CE and the commencement of Pallava occupation of Vatapi lasted until 654.