DantidurgaDantidurga (reigned 753–756 CE), also known as Dantivarman II, was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire of Manyakheta. His capital was based in Kalburgi region of Karnataka. His successor was his uncle Krishna I who extended his kingdom to all of Karnataka. The Ellora record of Dantidurga narrates that he defeated the Chalukyas in 753 and took the titles Rajadhiraja and Parameshvara. The inscription calls him son of Indra II.
Chalukya dynastyClassical Indian dynasty (543–753)Today part ofIndiaThe Chalukya dynasty (Kannada:) was a Classical Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central India between the 6th and the 12th centuries. During this period, they ruled as three related yet individual dynasties. The earliest dynasty, known as the "Badami Chalukyas", ruled from Vatapi (modern Badami) from the middle of the 6th century.
AchalpurAchalpur (Marathi pronunciation:), formerly known as Ellichpur and Illychpur, is a city and a municipal council in Amravati District in the Indianstate of Maharashtra. It is the second most populous city in Amravati District after Amravati and seventh most populous city in Vidarbha. Achalpur camp is known as Paratwada.
KarnatakaState in southwestern IndiaState in South India, IndiaKarnataka is a state on the southwestern coast of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed in 1973. The state is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest.
KannaujKannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: ) is an ancient city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and a municipal board (nagar palika) home to the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district. Known as Kanyakubja during the ancient Vedic period, it was successively the capital city of the MahajanapadaPanchala Kingdom and then of the Ayudha dynasty.
KalaburagiKalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is headquarters of the eponymous Kalaburagi district and Kalaburagi division. Kalaburagi city is governed by a Municipal Corporation. It is home to multiple famous religious structures, like the Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah, the Sharana Basaveshwara Temple and the Buddha Vihar. It also contains a fort built during the Bahmani rule.
Indian subcontinentThe Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia south of the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. Politically in South Asia, it is divided amongst Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan.
MalkhedaMalkheda originally known as Manyakheta (IAST: Mānyakheṭa,Prakrit: "Mannakheḍa"), and also known as Malkhed, is a town in Karnataka, India. It is located on the banks of Kagina river in Sedam Taluk of Kalaburagi district, around 40 km from Kalaburagi. The city reached the peak of its prosperity during the 9th and 10th centuries, serving as the Imperial capital of the Rashtrakutas and historical heart of Jainism where most Jain present at the time.
Kirtivarman IIKirtivarman II (reigned 746–753) was the last ruler in the Badami Chalukya dynasty. He succeeded his father Vikramaditya II. His reign was continuously troubled by the growing power of the Rashtrakutas and Pandyas and finally succumbed to them.
Indian copper plate inscriptionsIndian copper plate inscriptions are legal records engraved on copper plates. The practice was widespread and long-running in the Indian subcontinent; it may date back to as early as the 3rd century BCE, however the vast majority of recovered plates were produced in the 1st millennium CE. The plates were legal documents which registered and recorded an act of endowment, i.e. a grant or donation, typically of land or concessions.
Early Indian epigraphyThe earliest deciphered epigraphy found in the Indian subcontinent that are accepted by scholarly consensus are the Edicts of Ashoka of the 3rd century BCE, in the Brahmi script. If epigraphy of proto-writing is included, undeciphered markings with symbol systems that may or may not contain linguistic information, there is substantially older epigraphy in the Indus script, which dates back to the mid 4th millennium BCE.
VassalA vassal or liege subject is a person regarded as having a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch, in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe and elsewhere. While the subordinate party is called a vassal, the dominant party is called a suzerain. The rights and obligations of a vassal are called vassalage, while the rights and obligations of a suzerain are called suzerainty.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.