{"id":3577,"date":"2026-01-04T21:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/?p=3577"},"modified":"2026-01-05T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T06:08:53","slug":"rashtrakutas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/rashtrakutas\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Rashtrakutas Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>How did the Rashtrakuta Dynasty emerge?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The Rashtrakutas, who were bidding their time to\u00a0<strong>capture Kannauj from\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Pratiharas,<\/strong>\u00a0succeeded in their motive and continued to rule until the 10th century CE.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Descendance:\u00a0<\/strong>They claimed descent from the Rastikas or Rathikas, an important clan\u00a0<strong>living in the Kannada-speaking region\u00a0<\/strong>and mentioned in the<strong>\u00a0edicts of<\/strong><strong><u>\u00a0Ashoka<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Region:<\/strong>\u00a0The heart of the Rashtrakuta empire included nearly the entire present-day Karnataka, Maharashtra and parts of Andhra Pradesh.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/ucV6glbPVuKBSOSsDXxeSs0sG_T79tKSyj52WfvQtXEZStCFpD1ctzsCsnJNy7brxdEwltVt6asPab3DeRgHQbewb7OUQ5VhI2GCmOZ_JGL55AnGwBWj23Z4ipJRuBSdXUrxTCl3nScdYYA0759JVQ\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>What is the political history of the Rashtrakuta dynasty?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Some of the important kings of the Rashtrakuta dynasty and their significance:<\/p>\r\n<figure>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Rashtrakutas - Kings - Significance<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Period:\u00a0<strong>753 -982 CE<\/strong>.<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">Capital:\u00a0<strong>Manyakheta (Malkhed)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Kings<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Dantidurga (735-756 AD)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Overthrew the\u00a0<strong>Chalukyas\u00a0<\/strong>and established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td rowspan=\"3\"><strong>Krishna I (756-774 AD)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Expansion of the empire<\/strong>: Successfully expanded the kingdom's territory.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Defeated the Pallavas\u00a0<\/strong>and established Rashtrakuta dominance over parts of present-day Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Contribution to architecture:\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><strong>Kailasanatha Temple\u00a0<\/strong>(Ellora)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/wJs7MgTg3QW06DpDn-yef38GWXYB0NGQNyphAFZ3ILzyWs-j4P2uff2EcUGp7fN5rr58dnHXQtkyyPJAzQDe0KmKP9d0qUJHri3s9FFeb3oczO6SzRR7sE9tFOtKspPkIyQXpbTZAN3PNutgj4HJMw\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The art of\u00a0<strong>sculpting started\u00a0<\/strong>during his reign.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Largest rock-cut Hindu<\/strong>\u00a0structure at Ellora.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Represents the\u00a0<strong>climax of the rock-cut phase<\/strong>\u00a0of Indian Architecture.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>It is similar to the\u00a0<strong>Lokesvara temple\u00a0<\/strong>at Pattadakal in Karnataka.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The best specimens of sculpture inside the temple are:\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The sculptured panels of Dasavatara Bhirava,<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Ravana shaking the Mount Kailasa,<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Dancing Shiva and Vishnu, and<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Lakshmi listening to music.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Dhruva (780-793)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Expansion of the empire<\/strong>: Defeated both the Pratihara king Vatsaraja and the Pala king Dharmapala.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>After his successful campaigns in the north, he added the\u00a0<strong>emblem of Ganga and Yamuna\u00a0<\/strong>to his imperial insignia.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Govinda III (793-814 AD)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Expansion of the empire<\/strong>: Fought successfully against the Pala king Dharmapala and Chakrayudha, the ruler of Kanauj.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Shattered the confederacy of the Ganga, Chera, Pandya and Pallava rulers in the south.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Amoghavarsha I (814-878 AD)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Faith<\/strong>: He is better known for his literary and religious inclinations.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>He was more drawn to\u00a0<strong>Jainism's\u00a0<\/strong>tenets.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<p><strong>Contribution to Literature:\u00a0<\/strong>He was a great patron of literature.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>He wrote\u00a0<strong>Kavirajamarga<\/strong>, which is the earliest Kannada work on poetics.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>He also wrote\u00a0<strong>Prasnottaramalika<\/strong>, a Sanskrit work.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>Contribution to architecture:\u00a0<\/strong>He built the capital city, Manyakheta so as to excel the city of Indra.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>There are<strong>\u00a0five Jain cave temples<\/strong>\u00a0at Ellora ascribed to his period.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Indra III (914-929)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Expansion of the empire<\/strong>: He defeated the Pratihara king Mahipala I and plundered his capital Kanauj.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Arab traveller\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>AI-Masudi<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0called him the greatest king of India.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Krishna III (939-967)<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Expansion of the empire<\/strong>: He was engaged in a struggle against the Paramaras of Malwa and eastern Chalukya of Vengi.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>He also launched a campaign against the Chola ruler of Tanjore, and his armies reached Rameshwaram, where he built a pillar and a temple.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<p><strong>Contribution to Literature:\u00a0<\/strong>He patronaged poets Pampa and Ponna<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Together, Pampa, Ponna, and Ranna earned the title\u00a0<strong>ratnatraya\u00a0<\/strong>(the three gems).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<figure>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Contributions of the Rashtrakutas to Art and Architecture<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><strong>Dashavatara Temple (Ellora, Maharashtra)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/4pAnBMfyZZCYesLFhARt0UWGtpmKeM52cB9kHYFUFm0s0GDINTp7eqprqtcJN-FiHEVcg9RbjZJ-I7OhjJ4lFlzX5yEst6qItgX5qEsGlSSA8A-r2z2p-u_k_03c_c9anelCmd3vKs6HUuJQQI1KqQ\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The Hindu temple housed in Cave 15 has an open court with a\u00a0<strong>free-standing monolithic mandapa<\/strong>\u00a0in the middle and a two-storeyed excavated temple at the rear.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Large sculptural panels between the wall columns on the upper floor illustrate the\u00a0<strong>ten avatars of Vishnu<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The finest relief of this cave is the one depicting the death of Hiranyakashipu, where Vishnu in man-lion (Narasimha) form, emerges from a pillar to lay a fatal hand upon his shoulder.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>\r\n<p><strong><u>Elephanta Caves<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0(Elephanta Island, Maharashtra)<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/AOMS8nomTCPufa0nzb0BZWtvrJ8Y7uwmPXTEJGJosUz3K5L8a8dNR3Qx_XPdcci8IlhcFz_QK_5LBRDzPHrW-9yi13DIuspi_sIdUDgDAdt9Fuuj9SstS-qjHrcdunXJGNVEWoyhy-oEq4yqqqmH8g\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Elephanta is an island near Bombay. It was originally called\u00a0<strong>Sripuri<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The\u00a0<strong>Portuguese,\u00a0<\/strong>after seeing the large figure of an elephant, named it Elephanta.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>It is a\u00a0<strong><u>UNESCO\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><u>World Heritage Site<\/u>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The main shrine at Elephanta is artistically superior to the shrines at Ellora.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The\u00a0<strong>sculptures such as Nataraja and Sadashiva<\/strong>\u00a0excel even of the Ellora sculptures in beauty and craftsmanship.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Ardhanarishvara\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Maheshamurti\u00a0<\/strong>are other famous sculptures.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The latter,\u00a0<strong>a three-faced bust of Lord Shiva<\/strong>, is 25 feet tall and considered one of the finest pieces of sculpture in India.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The paintings are still seen in the porch of the temple of Kailasa and on the ceilings of the Mahesamurti shrine at Ellora.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<figure>\r\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qebMc0JJNNI\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<figure>\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"tb-color\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Contribution to Literature<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Pampa\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The\u00a0<strong>Jain<\/strong>\u00a0writer Adikavi Pampa became famous for\u00a0<strong>Adipurana<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>It is written in\u00a0<strong>champu style<\/strong>, it is the life history of the first Jain Tirthankara Rishabhadeva.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Vikramarjuna Vijaya<\/strong>\u00a0is another composition of Pampa.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>He is widely regarded as one of the most influential Kannada writers.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Sri Ponna<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td colspan=\"2\">\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Shanti Purana<\/strong>\u00a0was written by Sri Ponna, a\u00a0<strong>Jain\u00a0<\/strong>writer.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>It is an account of the life of\u00a0<strong>Shantinatha<\/strong>, the 16th Jain Tirthankara.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<h2><strong>What was the administrative organisation of Rashtrakutas?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The Rashtrakuta Empire followed a\u00a0<strong>decentralised\u00a0<\/strong>scheme of administration. The administration of Rashtrakutas is discussed below:<\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Central administration:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Succession:\u00a0<\/strong>Inscriptions and other literary records indicate the Rashtrakutas selected the crown prince based on\u00a0<strong>heredity<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>The crown\u00a0<strong>did not always pass on to the eldest son<\/strong>. For example, Govinda III was the third son of King Dhruva Dharavarsha.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Important officers:\u00a0<\/strong>The most important position under the king was the\u00a0<strong>Chief Minister<\/strong>\u00a0(Mahasandhivigrahi), whose position came with five insignia commensurate with his position.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>They are a flag, a conch, a fan, a white umbrella, a large drum and five musical instruments called\u00a0<strong>Panchamahashabdas<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Other important officers:\u00a0<\/strong>Under Chief Minister was the commander (<strong>Dandanayaka<\/strong>), the foreign minister (<strong>Mahakshapataladhikrita<\/strong>) and a prime minister (<strong>Mahamatya<\/strong>\u00a0or Purnamathya), all of whom were usually associated with one of the feudatories.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Role of women in administration:\u00a0<\/strong>There were cases where<strong>\u00a0women supervised significant areas,<\/strong>\u00a0as when\u00a0<strong>Revakanimaddi<\/strong>, daughter of Amoghavarsha I, administered Edathore Vishaya.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Provincial administration:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Rashtra:\u00a0<\/strong>The kingdom was divided into Mandala or Rashtras (provinces). A Rashtra was ruled by a<strong>\u00a0Rashtrapathi<\/strong>\u00a0who, on occasion, was the emperor himself. During the reign of Amoghavarsha I, he had sixteen Rashtras.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Vishayas:\u00a0<\/strong>Under a Rashtra was a Vishaya (<strong>district<\/strong>) overseen by a\u00a0<strong>Vishayapathi<\/strong>. Trusted ministers sometimes ruled more than a Rashtra.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>For example, Bankesha, a commander of Amoghavarsha I headed five rashtras; Banavasi, Belvola, Puligere, Kunduru and Kundarge.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Nadu:\u00a0<\/strong>Below the Vishaya was the Nadu looked after by the\u00a0<strong>Nadugowda\u00a0<\/strong>or Nadugavunda.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Grama:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>lowest\u00a0<\/strong>division was a Grama or village administered by a\u00a0<strong>Gramapathi\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0<strong>Prabhu Gavunda<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Military administration:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Composition of Army:\u00a0<\/strong>The Rashtrakuta army consisted of large contingents of infantry, horsemen, and elephants. A standing army was always ready for war in a\u00a0<strong>cantonment (Sthirabhuta Kataka)\u00a0<\/strong>in the regal capital of Manyakheta.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\u00a0<strong>Feudatory armies:\u00a0<\/strong>Large armies were also maintained by the feudatory kings, who were expected to contribute to the defence of the empire in case of war.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><strong>What were the socio-religious conditions during the Rashtrakutas?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The society and religion of the Rashtrakuta kingdom were similar to the conditions of the 10th-century social and religious conditions of India.<\/p>\r\n<h3><strong>Society<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Divisions: Al-Biruni<\/strong>, the famed 10th-century Persian Indologist mentions\u00a0<strong>sixteen castes,\u00a0<\/strong>including the four basic castes of Brahmins, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudras.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Lower castes:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0<strong>Antyajas\u00a0<\/strong>caste provided many menial services to the wealthy. Brahmins\u00a0<strong>enjoyed the highest status<\/strong>\u00a0in Rashtrakuta society; only those Kshatriyas in the Sat-Kshatriya sub-caste (noble Kshatriyas) were higher in status.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Brahmins:\u00a0<\/strong>The careers of Brahmins usually related to education, the judiciary, astrology, mathematics, poetry and philosophy or the occupation of<strong>\u00a0hereditary administrative posts.<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Also, Brahmins increasingly practised non-Brahmanical professions (agriculture, trade in betel nuts and martial posts.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Occupation:\u00a0<\/strong>People in the professions of sailing, hunting, weaving, cobbling, basket making and fishing\u00a0<strong>belonged to specific castes<\/strong>\u00a0or subcastes.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Family system:\u00a0<\/strong>Joint families were the norm, but\u00a0<strong>legal separations between brothers<\/strong>\u00a0and even father and son have been recorded in inscriptions.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Position of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>women<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Women and daughters had<strong>\u00a0rights over property<\/strong>\u00a0and land, as there are inscriptions recording the sale of land by women.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Entertainment:<\/strong>\u00a0Dancing was a popular entertainment, and inscriptions speak of royal women being charmed by dancers, both male and female, in the king's palace.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Other recreational activities included<strong>\u00a0attending animal fights\u00a0<\/strong>of the same or different species.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Other developments: Astronomy\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Astrology\u00a0<\/strong>were well developed as subjects of study, and there were many\u00a0<strong>superstitious beliefs,\u00a0<\/strong>such as catching a snake alive proved a woman's chastity.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3><strong>Religion<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Major religions: Jainism\u00a0<\/strong>was patronised by later rulers such as Amoghavarsha I, Indra IV, Krishna II and Indra III.\u00a0<strong>Buddhism<\/strong><strong>\u00a0declined,<\/strong>\u00a0and its only important centre was at\u00a0<strong>Kanheri<\/strong>. The Brahmanical religion was also popular.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Popular Gods:\u00a0<\/strong>The worship of\u00a0<strong>Shiva and Vishnu<\/strong>\u00a0was popular during the Rashtrakuta reign. The\u00a0<strong>seals\u00a0<\/strong>have pictures of Garudavahana of Vishnu or Shiva seated in yogic posture.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Rituals:\u00a0<\/strong>Dantidurga performed the\u00a0<strong>Hiranyagarbha ritual<\/strong>\u00a0at Ujjayini. There are references to Tula-danas gift or offer of gold equal to one\u2019s own weight to temple deities.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><strong>How did the Rashtrakuta dynasty decline?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Attack by Paramaras:\u00a0<\/strong>In 972 A.D., during the rule of Khottiga Amoghavarsha, the Paramara King\u00a0<strong>Siyaka Harsha attacked the empire<\/strong>\u00a0and plundered Manyakheta, the capital of the Rashtrakutas.\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>This seriously undermined the reputation of the Rashtrakuta Empire and consequently led to its downfall.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Immediate cause:\u00a0<\/strong>The final decline was sudden as Tailapa II, a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta ruling from\u00a0<strong>Tardavadi province\u00a0<\/strong>in the modern Bijapur district, declared himself independent.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Feudatories declaring independence:\u00a0<\/strong>With the fall of the Rashtrakutas, their feudatories and related clans in Deccan and northern India declared independence.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Annexation by Western Chalukyas:\u00a0<\/strong>The Western Chalukyas annexed Manyakheta and made it their capital until 1015 and built an impressive empire in the Rashtrakuta heartland during the 11th century.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rashtrakutas succeeded in capturing Kannauj from Pratiharas &#038; continued to rule until 10th century CE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":20098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[40,689],"class_list":{"0":"post-3577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-quest-level-3","8":"tag-quest","9":"tag-rashtrakutas-dynasty"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19571,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3577\/revisions\/19571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}