Vikramaditya VI  Vikramaditya VI (r. 1076 – 1126 CE) became the Western Chalukya King after deposing his elder brother Someshvara II, a political move he made by gaining the support of Chalukya vassals during the Chola invasion of Chalukya territory. Vikramaditya's reign is marked with the abolishment of the "Saka era" and the start of the "Chalukya-Vikrama era". He was the greatest of the Western Chalukya kings and had the longest reign in the dynasty. He earned the title "Permadideva" and "Tribhuvanamalla" ("lit" "lord of three worlds"). He had several queens who ably assisted him in administration. One of his queens, Chandala Devi, a princess from the Shilahara ruling family of Karad was called "Abhinava Saraswati" for her skills as an artist. Queen Kethala Devi administered the Siruguppa region and Savala Devi was in charge of an Agrahara in Naregal. According to the historian Kamath, Vikramaditya VI was a "great king who ruled over South India" and he finds a "pride of place in Karnataka history". More inscriptions in Kannada are attributed to Vikramaditya VI than any other king prior to the Vijayanagara era. Vikramaditya VI is noted for his patronage of art and letters. His court was adorned with famous Kannada and Sanskrit poets. In Kannada, his brother prince Kirtivarma wrote "Govaidya" on veterinary science and the poet Brahmashiva wrote "Samayaparikshe" ("Analysis of the doctrine", c. 1125) and received the title "Kavi Chakravarti" ("lit", "Emperor among poets") Noted Sanskrit scholars such as Bilhana who earned the title "Vidyapati" ("pundit") came to his court from faraway Kashmir and wrote a panegyric on the life of his patron king in "Vikramankadevacharita". The poet compared his rule to "Ramarajya" ("Rama's Kingdom"). Vijnaneshwara the noted jurist in his court wrote "Mitakshara", a commentary on "Yagnavalkya Smriti" (on Hindu family law).