Consolidation
Pulikeshi had to face several obstacles soon after his coronation. The civil war had given fresh hope to feudatories and adventurers; some of them were emboldened to throw off their allegiance to the Chalukyas. The Aihole inscription of 634 found in an Aihole Jainlaya says, "the whole world was enveloped in the darkness that was enemies". Pulikeshi had to face the challenge of Appayika and Govinda, perhaps loyal adherents of the defeated Mangalesa. It is even possible that at least one of them, if not both, was Mangalesa's son. Pulikeshi confronted their army on the banks of the river Bhima. Appayika ran away from the battlefield, while Govinda surrendered.He built a pillar to depict his supremacy called yugeshayshareddy
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