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Inscriptions dated 1153-1178 CE have been found at Kiradu. Based on this, Indian historian&nbsp;Gaurishankar Ojha&nbsp;assigned the temples to the 12th century CE.[2]&nbsp;Art historians Ratna Chandra Agrawala and&nbsp;Stella Kramrisch&nbsp;have also dated the Someshvara temple to the 12th century.[5]&nbsp;However, art historians&nbsp;Madhusudan Dhaky&nbsp;and&nbsp;Percy Brown&nbsp;dated the temple to the 11th century CE.[2][5]&nbsp;More recently, Michell dates the Someshvara temple precisely to 1020, and the Vishnu temple to the early 10th century.[6]

Kiradu was originally known as Kiratakupa. During the 12th century, it was controlled by several small dynasties, which ruled as vassals of the&nbsp;Chaulukyas. Someshvara, who belonged to a&nbsp;Paramara branch, rose to prominence in the 1140s CE after gaining favour of the Chaulukya rulers&nbsp;Jayasimha Siddharaja&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kumarapala.[7]

In the 1150s, the&nbsp;Naddula Chahamana&nbsp;ruler&nbsp;Alhana&nbsp;(also a Chaulukya vassal) seems to have been appointed as a governor of Kiradu, as attested by an 1152 CE inscription.[7]&nbsp;The area was restored to Someshvara by the 1160s. Sometime later, the Chaulukyas transferred the control of Kiradu to Madanabrahma, who came from a&nbsp;Chahamana&nbsp;family. Madanabrahma&#39;s successor was probably Asala, who was defeated by Alhana&#39;s son&nbsp;Kirtipala.[8]

An 1178 CE Kiradu inscription, issued during the reign of the Chaulukya monarch&nbsp;Bhima II, records repairs to a temple damaged by the&nbsp;Turushkas&nbsp;(Turkic people). These Turushkas are identified with the&nbsp;Ghurids&nbsp;led by&nbsp;Muhammad of Ghor, who were defeated by the Chaulukya forces at the&nbsp;Battle of Kasahrada.[9]

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