The rule of the Chalukyas is often regarded as the Golden Age of Karnataka. A huge shift happened in the politics of south India with the ascendancy of the Badami Chalukyas, as smaller kingdoms were replaced by large empires.
Their kingdom based in south India took control over and consolidated the entire region between the rivers Kaveri and Narmada.
This period saw an exemplary administration, a rise in overseas trade and commerce, and the development of a new style of architecture called the ‘Chalukyan architecture’.
Kannada literature enjoyed royal patronage during the reign of the Western Chalukyas, while the Eastern Chalukyas patronized Telugu literature.
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