Veera Ballala II
Veera Ballala II (r. 1173–1220), who displaced his father Narasimha I, carried the Hoysalas to the height of their power. He defeated the Yadavas, Kalachuris and Pandyas, humbled the fading Western Chalukyas and made the Cholas of Tanjore his clients; by 1200 his conquests had made the Hoysalas the strongest power in the Deccan.
He married the Chola princess Cholamahadevi and gave his daughter Somaladevi to Kulothunga Chola III. His son Vira Narasimha II and queen Umadevi led his armies.