Rashtrakuta dynasty

The main Chalukya dynasty survived until 753 when one of its feudatories seized power and installed a new dynasty on the throne. This was the Rashtrakuta dynasty. The Rashtrakutas were more expansionist than the Chalukyas had been. They became involved in the great power struggles in both northern, where they competed with the powerful Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala kingdoms for dominance (a contest known to modern scholars as theTripartite Struggle); and southern India, where they contested the power of the Pallava kingdom. • Rashtrakuta dynasty called themselves descendants of Satyaki. • They were a feudatory of the Badami Chalukyas • Dantidurga overthrew Chalukya king Kirtivarman II • He built an empire with the Gulbarga region in modern Karnataka as its base. • This clan came to be known as the Rashtrakuta of Manyakheta, rising to power in South India. • Rashtrakuta dynasty was of Kannada origin and their mother tongue was Kannada or Kanarese. • Vaishnavism and Saivism flourished during their period. • Active commerce was witnessed between the Deccan and the Arabs. Sources: • Ellora and samugarh inscription. • S Altekar has written book “ Rashtrakuta and their times” Rulers of Rashtrakutas Dantidurga (735 – 756) • Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakutas dynasty. • He occupied all territories between the Godavari river and Vima river. • Dantidurga occupied Maharashtra by defeating Chalukya King Kirtivarman II. • From Samangad Plates and Dasavatara Cave of Ellora we c...

The Origin of the While the history of the early Rashtrakutas has caused much debate, the history of the Rashtrakutas of Research [ ] Sources [ ] The study of the history of the early Rashtrakutas and the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta has been made possible by the availability of numerous inscriptions spread all over the Deccan, ancient literature in Surya Vamsa or Chandra Vamsa), native region and ancestral home have been proposed using clues from inscriptions, royal emblems, ancient clan names such as "Rashtrika", epithets such as Ratta, Rashtrakuta, Lattalura Puravaradhiswara, names of royalty, coins and contemporaneous literature. Epithets [ ] The appearance of the terms Rathika, Ristika ( Rashtrika) or Lathika in conjunction with the terms Kambhoja and Gandhara in some Ashokan inscriptions of the 2nd century BCE from Mansera and Shahbazgarhi in North Western Frontier Province (present day Pakistan), Girnar ( Arattas, natives of the Punjab region mentioned in the text of This is counter to the argument by other scholars that the term Rishtika used together with Petenika in the Ashokan inscriptions implied they were hereditary ruling clans from modern Maharashtra region Maharatta ruling families from modern Maharashtra region. Dipavamsha and Mahavamsha in Pali language it is known the term Maharatta and not Rashtrika has been used to signify inhabitants from modern Maharashtra region and the terms Rashtrika and Petenika appear to be two different displaced ruling tribes. I...

The Rashtrakuta Dynasty arose during the Medieval Period of history. The dynasty ruled portions of southern India from around the 8th century CE to the 10th century CE. Let's take a closer look at the Rashtrakuta Dynasty and its founder, as well as explore the empire that emerged during this period. The founder of the Rashtrakuta Dynasty was Dantidurga (reigning from 735 CE to 756 CE). Dantidurga founded the dynasty and the empire in what is today the modern-day Indian state of Karnataka after defeating the Hindu kingdom of the Badami Chalukyas. After his death, his uncle ascended to the throne. Krishna I, (reigning from 756 CE to 774 CE) uncle of Dantidurga, succeeded his nephew to the throne. Krishna I expanded the empire and was also known for his architectural contributions, including the Kailasha Temple. The Kailasha Temple was carved out of rock in the region of Elora, an area renowned for its temple architecture. The Dhruva Dharavarsha, (reigning from 780 CE to 793 CE) a younger son of Krishna I, overthrew his older brother, Govinda I. Dhruva defeated several Hindu kingdoms in an effort to secure central India for the Rashtrakutans. His military savvy added greatly to the kingdom, including coastal regions, such as Bengal. The Rastrakkuta Empire included portions of Andrah Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. It was a large kingdom and highly militarized. The Rashtrkutans organized their military into foot soldiers, elephant units, and cavalry. Conquered feudatory k...

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██Extent of Rashtrakuta Empire, 800 C.E., 915 C.E. Capital Manyakheta Language(s) Kannada, Government - 735–756 Dantidurga - 973 – 982 Indra IV History -Earliest Rashtrakuta records 753 -Established 753 -Disestablished 982 The Rashtrakuta Dynasty ( rāṣṭrakūṭa, Kannada: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟ) had been a royal Indian dynasty ruling large parts of southern, central and northern India between the sixth and the thirteenth centuries. During that period they ruled as several closely related, but individual clans. The earliest known Rashtrakuta The clan that ruled from Elichpur had been a feudatory of the Badami Chalukyas and during the rule of Dantidurga, it overthrew Chalukya Kirtivarman II and went on to build an impressive empire with the Gulbarga region in modern That period, between the eight and the tenth centuries, saw a tripartite struggle for the resources of the rich Gangetic plains, each of those three empires annexing the seat of power at Kannauj for short periods of time. At their peak the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta ruled a vast empire stretching from the The origin of Rashtrakuta dynasty has been a controversial topic. Those issues pertain to the origins of the earliest ancestors of the Rashtrakutas during the time of Emperor B.C.E., The sources of Rashtrakuta history include medieval Surya Vamsa—Solar line and Chandra Vamsa—Lunar line), the native region and the ancestral home have been proposed, based on information gleaned from inscriptions, royal emblems, the ancient clan ...

Several Rashtrakuta monarchs were devoted to learning and the arts. Krishna I (reigned c. 756–773), built the rock temple of Kailasa at Kavirajamarga, the earliest known c. 940) and in a spectacular occupation of Kanchi and much of the Tamil plains (948–966/967). Khottiga Amoghavarsha IV (968–972) failed to protect the capital, and its sack destroyed faith in the dynasty. The emperor fled to the This article was most recently revised and updated by

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The Origin of the While the history of the early Rashtrakutas has caused much debate, the history of the Rashtrakutas of Research [ ] Sources [ ] The study of the history of the early Rashtrakutas and the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta has been made possible by the availability of numerous inscriptions spread all over the Deccan, ancient literature in Surya Vamsa or Chandra Vamsa), native region and ancestral home have been proposed using clues from inscriptions, royal emblems, ancient clan names such as "Rashtrika", epithets such as Ratta, Rashtrakuta, Lattalura Puravaradhiswara, names of royalty, coins and contemporaneous literature. Epithets [ ] The appearance of the terms Rathika, Ristika ( Rashtrika) or Lathika in conjunction with the terms Kambhoja and Gandhara in some Ashokan inscriptions of the 2nd century BCE from Mansera and Shahbazgarhi in North Western Frontier Province (present day Pakistan), Girnar ( Arattas, natives of the Punjab region mentioned in the text of This is counter to the argument by other scholars that the term Rishtika used together with Petenika in the Ashokan inscriptions implied they were hereditary ruling clans from modern Maharashtra region Maharatta ruling families from modern Maharashtra region. Dipavamsha and Mahavamsha in Pali language it is known the term Maharatta and not Rashtrika has been used to signify inhabitants from modern Maharashtra region and the terms Rashtrika and Petenika appear to be two different displaced ruling tribes. I...

The main Chalukya dynasty survived until 753 when one of its feudatories seized power and installed a new dynasty on the throne. This was the Rashtrakuta dynasty. The Rashtrakutas were more expansionist than the Chalukyas had been. They became involved in the great power struggles in both northern, where they competed with the powerful Gurjara-Pratihara and Pala kingdoms for dominance (a contest known to modern scholars as theTripartite Struggle); and southern India, where they contested the power of the Pallava kingdom. • Rashtrakuta dynasty called themselves descendants of Satyaki. • They were a feudatory of the Badami Chalukyas • Dantidurga overthrew Chalukya king Kirtivarman II • He built an empire with the Gulbarga region in modern Karnataka as its base. • This clan came to be known as the Rashtrakuta of Manyakheta, rising to power in South India. • Rashtrakuta dynasty was of Kannada origin and their mother tongue was Kannada or Kanarese. • Vaishnavism and Saivism flourished during their period. • Active commerce was witnessed between the Deccan and the Arabs. Sources: • Ellora and samugarh inscription. • S Altekar has written book “ Rashtrakuta and their times” Rulers of Rashtrakutas Dantidurga (735 – 756) • Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakutas dynasty. • He occupied all territories between the Godavari river and Vima river. • Dantidurga occupied Maharashtra by defeating Chalukya King Kirtivarman II. • From Samangad Plates and Dasavatara Cave of Ellora we c...

Several Rashtrakuta monarchs were devoted to learning and the arts. Krishna I (reigned c. 756–773), built the rock temple of Kailasa at Kavirajamarga, the earliest known c. 940) and in a spectacular occupation of Kanchi and much of the Tamil plains (948–966/967). Khottiga Amoghavarsha IV (968–972) failed to protect the capital, and its sack destroyed faith in the dynasty. The emperor fled to the This article was most recently revised and updated by