Rashtrakuta dynasty
Rashtrakuta (IAST: rΔαΉ£αΉrakΕ«αΉa) was a royal dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the sixth and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing their rule from Manapura, 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.
This period, between the eighth 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.
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So I was bored and decided to search a name that had 1 sentence in my history book ( that was amoghavarsha) and i was surprised by the fact people didnt know about him. I want to do more digging but have no clue where other than wikipedia and quora and i am not sure about the authentic. Could someone recommended a site or book or perhaps talk about it? Thank you very much. Starter info: Rashtrakuta dynasty was massive for an empire of its period and is known for its love of kannada. Its most famous ruler amoghavarsha has been called the ashoka of the south. The empire stretched from central india to south india covering modern day states such as maharashtra, karanataka, andhra pradesh, etc.
In the 769 and 867 start dates, the kingdom of Maharastra in South India is ruled by the Rashtrakuta dynasty. This was a pretty powerful and famous Kannada dynasty that even has its own Wikipedia page. In 1066 however, the Rashtrakuta dynasty had been displaced by the Kalyani Chalukya and has no more living members.
There does, however, exist a dynasty named Rashtakuta that rules the duchy of Kanyakubja in North India. At first, I thought that this was just a coincidence that they shared the same name, but they also have the same coat of arms! Then I thought that somehow, the displaced Rashtrakuta dynasty must have migrated to North India and taken power. Yet when I checked the 1066 dynasty's history, it only began to exist from a count born in 980. And when checking the history of the kingdom of Maharastra to find the 769/867 dynasty, it says that it had no living members left.
So what gives? I couldn't even find a Wikipedia entry about the 1066 dynasty as all the results were about the 769/867 one. Also, the 769/867 dynasty was also Kannada and Dravidian while the 1066 dynasty is Hindustani and Indo-Aryan so they aren't even racially (probably the wrong terminology) related. I could understand if two dynasties share the same name, but then why do they have identical coat of arm? Is it a bug?
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How do cadet branches effect the renown of the dynasty and any toher interactions they have with each other?
