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

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throne. By this time the once great Rashtrakuta empire was declining. His able feudatory, the Western Ganga King Marasimha II Satyavakya defeated the Pallavas. But the weaknesses created by the earlier plunder of Manyakheta by Paramara King

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exposed the Rashtrakutas to further depredation who did not survive for long. During this time of confusion,

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declared independence and killed Karka II.

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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