kalaśa was king until 1089. another weak-willed man, who involved himself in an incestuous relationship with his daughter, kalaśa was dominated by those surrounding him at court and spent little time on matters of government until his later years. he freed himself from the effective rule of his father in 1076, causing ananta to leave the capital along with many loyal courtiers and then laying siege to them in their new abode at vijayesvara. on the verge of being pushed into exile, and faced with a wife who even at this stage doted on her son, ananta committed suicide in 1081. it was after this that kalaśa reformed his licentious ways and began to govern responsibly, as well as operating a foreign policy that improved the influence which the dynasty held over surrounding hill tribes.