Sovideva

Sovideva
King of Southern Kalachuris
Reignc.1167 – c.1176 CE
PredecessorBijjala II c.1130 – c.1167 CE
SuccessorSankama II c.1176 – c.1180 CE
FatherBijjala II

Rayamurari Sovideva was a king of the Kalyana Kalachuris or Southern Kalachuris, who ruled over parts of present-day northern Karnataka and Maharashtra. Sovideva's rule was a "reign of terror", persecuted insurgents and the followers of Basavanna.