Vikaramaditya II was a son of Vijayaditya . He ruled Badami from 734 AD-745 AD. He defeated the Pallava king, Narasimha Varman II , 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.