Karka II (ruled 972–973 CE) succeeded his uncle Kottigga Amoghavarsha to the

Rashtrakuta Rashtrakuta (IAST: ') (r. 753-982 CE) was a royal Indian 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 ...

throne. By this time the once great Rashtrakuta empire was declining. His able feudatory, the Western Ganga King

Marasimha II Satyavakya Marasimha II Satyavakya was the 23rd king of the Western Ganga Dynasty. He was the successor of Marulaganga Neetimarga who reigned 961–963. He was succeeded by Rachamalla IV Satyavakya (975–986), his son. Reign He was a loyal feudatory of ...

defeated the Pallavas. But the weaknesses created by the earlier plunder of Manyakheta by Paramara King Siyaka II exposed the Rashtrakutas to further depredation who did not survive for long. During this time of confusion,

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Tailapa II declared independence and killed Karka II, capturing the Rashtrakuta capital Manyakheta. Karka II was a son of Nirupama, a

prince who was the younger brother of

Khottiga Khottiga or Amoghavarsha IV (ruled 967–972 CE), who bore the title ''Nityavarsha'', was a ruler of the Rashtrakuta Empire. During this period the Rashtrakutas started to decline. The Paramara King Siyaka II plundered Manyakheta and Khottiga di ...

, the

monarch.

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History of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karka 02 973 deaths Hindu monarchs 10th-century rulers in Asia Rashtrakuta dynasty Year of birth unknown