the pulakesi ii of badami chalukyas and his brother kubja vishnu vardhana acquired pishtapura in the 7th century. the eastern chalukya dynasty, founded by kubja vishnu vardhana, ruled at first form pishtapura, then from vengi, and later from rajamahendravaram. many rulers held sway over the kingdom and their history is at times largely a record of disputes over succession. chalukya bhima i of this dynasty built a shiva temple at draksha ramam. jata choda bhima of pedakallu (kurnool district) killed daanaarnava of this dynasty and occupied vengi in 973 ad daanaarnava's two sons, sakti varma i and vimala aditya, fled from the kingdom and took refuge in the court of the chola king rajaraja chola i. rajaraja invaded vengi on behalf of the sons of daanaarnava and killed jata choda bhima. satya raya of the western chalukyas of kalyani did not like the chola influence in vengi and the area witnessed many wars between the cholas and chalukyas. after the death of vijaya aditya vii in 175 ad, the eastern chalukya dynasty came to an end.