24 Facts About Rashtrakuta

The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing their rule from manapur a city in Central or West India.

Origin of the Rashtrakuta dynasty has been a controversial topic of Indian history.

Sources for Rashtrakuta history include medieval inscriptions, ancient literature in the Pali language, contemporaneous literature in Sanskrit and Kannada and the notes of the Arab travellers.

Rashtrakuta then helped his father-in-law, Pallava King Nandivarman regain Kanchi from the Chalukyas and defeated the Gurjaras of Malwa, and the rulers of Kalinga, Kosala and Srisailam.

Rashtrakuta led successful expeditions to Kannauj, the seat of northern Indian power where he defeated the Gurjara Pratiharas and the Palas of Bengal, gaining him fame and vast booty but not more territory.

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Rashtrakuta brought the Eastern Chalukyas and Gangas of Talakad under his control.

Rashtrakuta came to the throne in 814 but it was not until 821 that he had suppressed revolts from feudatories and ministers.

Rashtrakuta's rule was not as militant as that of Govinda III as he preferred to maintain friendly relations with his neighbours, the Gangas, the Eastern Chalukyas and the Pallavas with whom he cultivated marital ties.

Rashtrakuta's era was an enriching one for the arts, literature and religion.

Widely seen as the most famous of the Rashtrakuta Emperors, Amoghavarsha I was an accomplished scholar in Kannada and Sanskrit.

Rashtrakuta's Kavirajamarga is considered an important landmark in Kannada poetics and Prashnottara Ratnamalika in Sanskrit is a writing of high merit and was later translated into the Tibetan language.

Rashtrakuta defeated the dynasty's traditional enemies, the Pratiharas and the Palas, while maintaining his influence over Vengi.

The final decline was sudden as Tailapa II, a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta ruling from Tardavadi province in modern Bijapur district, declared himself independent by taking advantage of this defeat.

The Rashtrakuta king was known as the "King of kings" who possessed the mightiest of armies and whose domains extended from Konkan to Sind.

Rashtrakuta army consisted of large contingents of infantry, horsemen, and elephants.

Rashtrakuta economy was sustained by its natural and agricultural produce, its manufacturing revenues and moneys gained from its conquests.

Rashtrakuta empire controlled most of the western sea board of the subcontinent which facilitated its maritime trade.

The Rashtrakuta government levied a shipping tax of one golden Gadyanaka on all foreign vessels embarking to any other ports and a fee of one silver Ctharna on vessels travelling locally.

Rashtrakuta kings supported the popular religions of the day in the traditional spirit of religious tolerance.

However, the Rashtrakuta kings patronized Hinduism's followers of the Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta faiths.

In short, the Rashtrakuta rule was tolerant to multiple popular religions, Jainism, Vaishnavaism and Shaivism.

Rashtrakuta earned the title Ubhaya Kavichakravathi for his command over both Kannada and Sanskrit.

Rashtrakuta was the author of Yasastilaka champu, Nitivakyamrita and other writings.

Rashtrakuta delivered a discourse in the court of Amoghavarsha I encouraging abstinence from animal products and alcohol in medicine.