KALACURI DYNASTY

or Kalachuri dynasty

Any of several dynasties in Indian history.

Apart from the dynastic name and perhaps a belief in common ancestry, there is little in known sources to connect them. The earliest known Kalacuri family ruled 0441; 550–620 in central and western India; its power ended with the rise of one branch of the Calukya s. The rise of another Kalacuri dynasty (1156–81), centred in Karnataka, coincided with the rise of the Lingayat , or Virashaiva, Hindu sect. The best-known Kalacuri family ruled in central India with its base at the ancient city of Tripuri (modern Tewar); it originated in the 8th century, expanded significantly in the 11th century, and declined in the 12th–13th centuries.