The Rashtrakutas Medieval Indian History Study Notes for KAS IAS UPSC

The Rashtrakutas Medieval Indian History Study Notes for KAS IAS UPSC Rashtrakutas were early rulers, the greatest ruler of the dynasty was Dandidurga

The Rashtrakutas

• Rashtrakutas were early rulers, the greatest ruler of the dynasty was Dandidurga.
• By 750 CE, he had become the master of central and southern Gujarat and the whole of Madhya Pradesh and Berar
• After Dandidurga’s death in 758 CE, his uncle (father’s brother) Krishna I ascended the throne

• Later his brother Dhruva who eventually crowned himself as the ruler.
• During the reign of Dhruva (780–794 CE) the Rashtrakuta power reached its zenith.
• Dhruva  Govinda III  Amoghavarsha (814–880 CE)  ------  Krishna III (939–968 CE)
• Krishna III was the last great ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty
• Successors of Krishna III were too weak to save the kingdom from its decline.
• Worship of Shiva and Vishnu was popular during the Rashtrakuta reign. 
• The famous rock-cut Shiva temple at Ellora was built by Krishna I.
• Jainism was patronised by later rulers
• Buddhism had declined during this period

Ellora Cave Temple

• Ellora Cave Complex, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
• The Ellora cave complex contains the features of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments
• Monolithic Kailasanath Temple - hewn out of a single rock during the time of Krishna I in the 8th century

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