Question

What do you know about ‘Rashtrakutas?

Answer 1

1. Rashtrakutas were of Kannada origin. They ruled not only the Deccan but parts of the far south and the Ganges plain during the 8 – 10 centuries.
2. Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. He was an official of high rank under the Chalukyas of Badami.
3. Krishna I was the successor of Dantidurga and he built the Kailasanatha temple at Ellora.
4. The greatest king of Amogavarsha. Krishna III was the last able ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
5. Capital: Malkhed (Manyakheta). Port: Broach.