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THE KINGDOMS OF THE DECCAN Vikramaditya VI, or Vikramanka, the hero of Bil- hana's historical poem, who came to the throne in 1076 A. D., reigned for half a century in tolerable, though not unbroken, peace. He is recorded to have captured Kanchi, and late in his reign was engaged in a serious struggle with Vishnu, the Hoysala King of Dorasamudra in Mysore. His capital Kalyana, probably the modern Kalyani in the Nizam 's dominions, was the residence of the cel- ebrated jurist, Vijna- nesvara, author of the Mitakshara, the chief authority on Hindu law outside of Bengal. After the death of Vikramanka, the Cha- lukya power declined, and in the course of the years 1156 - 62 A. D., during the reign of Taila III, the commander-in-chief, Bijjala, or Vijjana, Kalachurya, re- volted and obtained possession of the kingdom. This was held by him and his sons until 1183 A. D., when the Chalukya prince, Somesvara IV, succeeded in recover- ing a portion of his ancestral dominions. But he was not strong enough to resist the attacks of encroaching SIVA PUJA, OR WORSHIP OF SIVA.