Pulakesin-I
With the modest beginning under Jayasimha and his son Ranaraga, Chalukyas ruled from about 535 to 566 AD.  But the real dynasty is known to be founded by the Maharaja Pulakesin-I.  Pulakesi-I took up many titles such as Satyasraya and was a scholar too.  Though not any conquests are credited to him, he is stated to have ruled from Badami, the present day Bijapur.

Kritivirman - I
Pulakesin - I was succeeded by his son Kritivirman - I. He constructed several temples and buildings in the town of Vatapi. The political influence of Chalukyas spread over a wider region embracing southern part of Maharastra, Mysore and Tamilnadu.  He defeated the rulers of Vanga, Anga, Kalinga, Vattura, Magadha .......  He is also stated to have broken up the confederacy of Kadambas.

Mangalesa
Mangalesa, the brother of Kritivirman-I ascended the throne in 598 AD.  The Kalachuris were conquered by Mangalesa and the whole of central and northern maratha country was brought into the territory.  The eventual civil was between Mangalesa and his nephew Pulakesi-II cost Mangalesa his own life.

Pulakesi-II
Pulakesi ascended the throne in 610 AD and ruled till 642 AD. The reign was not a bed of roses for him, various parts of Chalukyas assumed independence.  The internal rebellion and the frequent invasion by Appayika and Govinda were eventually subdued.  He made Gangas of south Mysore to submit, Mauryas of Konkan were defeated too.  These conquests brought him into contact with Harsha and in 637 AD Harsha was defeated when Harsha had invaded Kathiawad. He defeated Pallava king Mahendra Varman -I, and crossed the Cauvery river and made friends with the Cholas, Keralas and Pandyas.  Because Pallavas were not totally crushed, they took revenge and attacked Pulakesi-II.  Pulakesi-II appears to have been killed in the battle, and the Chalukya empire began to decline.

Vikramaditya - I
After the death of Pulakesi-II, Badami and some of the southern districts remained in the hand of Pallavas.  Though Chalukyas throne remained vacant from 642 AD - 655 AD, Vikramaditya-I managed to ascend the throne in 655 AD.  He recovered Badami and brought the whole kingdom under his control.

Vinayaditya
The next successor Vinayaditya ruled from 681 to 696 AD and carried on campaigns against Cholas, Pandyas, Pallavas, Aluvas ..... By defeating the Lord of the entired Uttarapatha, he acquired the banner Palidhvaja.  His immediate successor Vijayaditya ruled for nearly fourty years (696 AD - 733 AD).  His reign was stated to have been peaceful throughout.

Vikramaditya - II
Vikaramaditya-II was a son of Vijayaditya.  He ruled from 734 AD - 745 AD.  He defeated the Pallava king thus putting off the continuing hostilities.  With this conquest, he took possession of musical instruments, banner, elephants, rubies which belonged to the Pallavas.  He destroyed the power of the Chola, Kerala, Pandya.

Kritivarman - II
The son of Vikramaditya-II, Kritivarman - II succeeded to reign for the next eleven years.  He was the last and glorious ruler of Chalukyas.  For the next fifty years, the Chalukya power was totally eclipsed by the Rashtrakutas. Dantidurga defeated Kritivarman-II to gain the control of Chalukyas once for all.  The subsequent attempt by Kritivarman-II to regain the control was futile.  The Rashtrakutas remained the supreme power for the next two centuries until the same was destroyed by the later Western Chalukyas of Kalyani.