He had marital relations with the Badami Chalukyas and used titles such as Muttarasa, Rajakesari, Bhimakopa and Ranabhajana.
[1] The rule of Sripurusha Muttarasa seems to have been filled with conflicts with the Pallavas of Kanchi, Pandyas, later the Rashtrakutas who overthrew the Vatapi Chalukyas.
The victory of Sripurusha over the Pallava Paramesvaravarman II and assumed the title Permanadi.
When the Rashtrakutas rose to power, though betrayed by the Nolambas, Sripurusha had many victories against Krishna I and occupied some Ratta territories.
This resistance to Rashtrakutas continued for some time before the Gangas normalised their relationship with martial alliances.