Early medieval period Indian dynasty (r. mid-6th to 10th century)
Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta
753 CE–982 CE
Core extent of Rashtrakuta Empire, 800 CE, 915 CE.
[1]
Status
Empire
Capital
Manyakheta
Common languages
Kannada Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism Jainism Buddhism[2]
Government
Monarchy
Maharaja
• 735–756
Dantidurga
• 973–982
Indra IV
History
• Earliest Rashtrakuta records
753 CE
• Established
753 CE
• Disestablished
20 March 982 CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Chalukya dynasty
Western Chalukya Empire
Today part of
India
Rashtrakuta dynasty
Dantidurga
735 – 756
Krishna I
756 – 774
Govinda II
774 – 780
Dhruva Dharavarsha
780 – 793
Govinda III
793 – 814
Amoghavarsha
814 – 878
Krishna II
878 – 914
Indra III
914 – 929
Amoghavarsha II
929 – 930
Govinda IV
930 – 936
Amoghavarsha III
936 – 939
Krishna III
939 – 967
Khottiga
967 – 972
Karka II
972 – 973
Indra IV
973 – 982
Rashtrakuta (IAST: rāṣṭrakūṭa) (r. 753 – 982 CE) was a royal Indian dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the 6th and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing their rule from Manapur, a city in Central or West India. Other ruling Rashtrakuta clans from the same period mentioned in inscriptions were the kings of Achalapur and the rulers of Kannauj. Several controversies exist regarding the origin of these early Rashtrakutas, their native homeland and their language.
The Elichpur clan was a feudatory of the Badami Chalukyas, and during the rule of Dantidurga, it overthrew Chalukya Kirtivarman II and went on to build an empire with the Gulbarga region in modern Karnataka as its base. This clan came to be known as the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta, rising to power in South India in 753 AD. At the same time the Pala dynasty of Bengal and the Prathihara dynasty of Malwa were gaining force in eastern and northwestern India respectively. An Arabic text, Silsilat al-Tawarikh (851), called the Rashtrakutas one of the four principal empires of the world.[3]
This period, between the 8th and the 10th centuries, saw a tripartite struggle for the resources of the rich Gangetic plains, each of these 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 Ganges River and Yamuna River doab in the north to Kanyakumari in the south, a fruitful time of political expansion, architectural achievements and famous literary contributions. The early kings of this dynasty were influenced by Hinduism and the later kings by Jainism.
During their rule, Jain mathematicians and scholars contributed important works in Kannada and Sanskrit. Amoghavarsha I, the most famous king of this dynasty wrote Kavirajamarga, a landmark literary work in the Kannada language. Architecture reached a milestone in the Dravidian style, the finest example of which is seen in the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora in modern Maharashtra. Other important contributions are the Kashivishvanatha temple and the Jain Narayana temple at Pattadakal in modern Karnataka, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
^Keay, John (2000). India: A History. Grove Publication. p. 198. ISBN 0802137970.
^The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India, K.L. Hazara, Munshiram Manoharlal, 1995, pp288–294
centuries. The relationship of these medieval Rashtrakutas to the most famous later dynasty, the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta (present-day Malkhed in the Kalaburagi...
Further, the relationship of these medieval Rashtrakutas to the most important and famous dynasty, the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta of the 8th century - 10th...
among these were the Rashtrakutas of Gujarat (757-888), the Rattas of Saundatti (875-1230) in modern day Karnataka, the Rashtrakutas of Rajasthan (known...
of the Rashtrakutas (Rathodas). Jaipur: Publication Scheme. ISBN 81-86782-12-5. Web "Kannada Literature under the Rashtrakutas". The Rashtrakutas. Retrieved...
became a branch of the Rashtrakuta Empire.: 66 Malwa was also occupied, the Paramara dynasty became vassals of the Rashtrakutas in 800 CE, and the regions...
descendant of Karikala Chola. Early Kakatiya rulers served as feudatories to Rashtrakutas and Western Chalukyas for more than two centuries. They assumed sovereignty...
further and attacked the Rashtrakutas and chased away from their territory. Eventually the Cholas defeated the Rashtrakutas. Parantaka Chola's early series...
Salki, the ruling Rashtrakuta feudatory at Vengi, took possession of the throne and continued his hostilities against the Rashtrakutas. He captured Sthambha...
until about the 11th century. In the western Deccan, the rise of the Rashtrakutas in the middle of the 8th century eclipsed the Chalukyas of Badami before...
D) the founder of the bagul principality of mayugiri belonged to the (Rashtrakutas) family. Madhavrao Bagal (1895–1986), Indian politician Sahebrao Sukram...
III. In order to ascend the throne he had to first seek help from the Rashtrakutas who were hitherto their arch enemies. Butuga II first helped Amoghavarsha...
entire Indian subcontinent. The Chindaka Nagas of central India Gangas, Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta, Chalukyas of Vengi, Yadava Dynasty of Devagiri were all...
Tripartite struggle between the Gurjara-Pratihara, the Palas and the Rashtrakutas. Kannauj was clearly the wealthiest city in early Medieval India at large...
after their overthrow the Rashtrakutas declared independence. The Chalukyas under Pulakeshin II soon ousted the Rashtrakutas and took over Kuntala. According...
the confrontation between the two imperials powers, the Cholas and the Rashtrakutas, for mastery of south India. The death of prince Rajaditya is unusually...
ultimately ephemeral, as they struggled with the Gurjara-Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas for the control of Kannauj and were defeated. After a short-lived decline...
feudatory to the Rashtrakutas in Malwa, invaded and sacked their capital Manyakheta. As a result, the political status of the Rashtrakutas declined greatly...
Dynasty, the Badami Chalukyas, the Alupas, the Western Chalukyas, the Rashtrakutas, the Hoysalas, the Vijayanagar Empire, the Kadamba Dynasty of Banavasi...
dictionary Indian mathematicians Ganga Prasad Yadava 1982, p. 228. History of Rashtrakutas Ganga Prasad Yadava (1982). Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural...
at Kuravi. The Kalyani Chalukyas, who had usurped the power from the Rashtrakutas, probably defeated and killed him, supported by the Mudugonda Chalukyas...
Telugu-Cholas (and even the Rashtrakutas) with the help of the Gangas and the emerging Cholas. While the Pandyas and the Rashtrakutas were busy engaging the...
suggest that he was once a feudatory of the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta. After the death of the Rashtrakuta emperor Krishna III, he fought against the new...
[1933]. History of the Rashtrakutas (Rathodas). Jaipur: Publication Scheme. ISBN 81-86782-12-5. Kamat, Jyotsna. "The Rashtrakutas". Dynasties of the Deccan...
portray themselves as the legitimate successors of the Rashtrakutas in the Malwa region. The Rashtrakutas had similarly adopted the titles such as Prithvi-vallabha...
undoubtebly the ablest of the Rashtrakuta emperors, unrivalled in courage, generalship, statesmanship, and martial exploits.The Rashtrakutas would reach their absolute...
overlords against the Pallavas of Kanchi. The Chalukyas were replaced by the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta in 753 CE as the dominant power in the Deccan. After a...
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