Gangeyadeva

…century during the reigns of Gangeyadeva and his son Lakshmikarna, when attempts were made to conquer territories as far afield as Utkala, Bihar, and the Ganges–Yamuna Doab. There they came into conflict with the Turkish governor of the Punjab, who briefly had extended his territory as far as Varanasi. To…

…results until the period of Gangeyadeva (reigned c. 1015–41), who, besides achieving success against the traditional rivals Daksinakoshala and Orissa, pushed northward to acquire the Varanasi area at the expense of the Palas; he also had substantial success against the Chalukyas of Kalyani (between the Bhima and Godavari rivers). The…