Vinayaditya (Hoysala dynasty)

Vinayaditya (r. 1047 – 1098 CE) was an able Jain king of the Hoysala Empire,^[1] who distinguished himself as an able feudatory of the Kalyani Chalukyas during his long reign. He helped bring many small Malnad chiefs like the Kongalvas, Chengalvas, Santharas of Humcha Shimoga and the Kadambas of Bayalnadu (Vainadu) under control. After the complete disappearance of the Gangas during Chola occupation of Gangavadi, Vinayaditya brought some small portions of Gangavadi under his control. He was either a brother-in-law or father-in-law of Chalukya Someshvara I.

Vinayaditya
Hoysala King
Reign	c. 1047 – c. 1098 CE
Predecessor	Nripa Kama II
Successor	Veera Ballala I
Dynasty	Hoysala
Religion	Jainism

Vinayaditya conquered and ruled over South Kanara and Mysore. He was a great builder of cities and towns.^[2] He was succeeded by his grandson Veera Ballala I as Vinayaditya's son Ereyanga had predeceased him.^[3]

Notes

1. Kamath (1980), p.124
2. K, Rajendran. South India in the Mahabharata A Study, Chapter 3 (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: University of Kerala. p. 53. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
3. Benjamin Lewis Rice (1 May 2007). Mysore in general. A. Constable. p. 337.

References

• Suryanath U. Kamath, A Concise History of Karnataka from Pre-historic Times to the Present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 1980 (Reprinted 2001, 2002) OCLC: 7796041

Preceded by Nripa Kama II	Hoysala 1047–1098	Succeeded by Ereyanga