Acheiving dominance in the south of the vindhyas did not satisfy the ambitions of the Rashtrakutas they also wanted to achieve dominance over the Gangetic Plains.elaborate and cmment.
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Achieving dominance in south of the Vindhyas did not satisfy the ambitions of the Rashtrakutas, they also wanted to achieve dominance over the Gangetic Plains.
The new power which rose into prominence after the fall of the Chalukyas of Badami in the south was that of the Rashtrakutas. Manyakhet was their capital from where they ruled for about two centuries (from 753-973 A.D.). Dantidurga, Krishna I, Govinda III, Amonghvarsha and Indra III were some of great rulers of this dynasty.
They tried to exploit their position as a bridge to dominate banks, the northern and the southern. By the time that the Rashtrakutas came to power, communication between the north and the south was well established, and therefore the political pull on the Rashtrakutas was equally strong in both directions. This to a large extent prevented their establishing themselves as a dominant power as they might well have done.
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Dantidurga (735-755 A.D.) was the real founder of the greatness of the family. He was the son of Indra I from his Chalukya queen Bhavanaga. He took part in the battle against the Arabs near Nausari from the side of his Adhipati, Chalukya King Vikramaditya II in 736-737 A.D. The Chalukya king respected Dantidurga with the title of Prithvi Ballabaha as a token of victory over the Arabs.
Dantidurga also assisted Chalukya Yuvaraj Kirtivarman in his expedition against the Pallavas of Kanchi at about 743 A.D. He also helped the Chalukya a king to control over the Shail king. Dantidurga won Nandipuri in Gujarat and appointed his cousin Govind as the ruler of his region. The regions of Malwa, Mahakoshal and Chattisgarh were brought under his influence.
Some rulers of Kalinga were also defeated by Dantidurga. Chalukya king Vikramaditya II died in 747 A.D. and irtivarman ascended the throne. A war between Dantidurga and Kirtivarman took place in 753 A.D. somewhere at Maharashtra in which the former emerged victorious. Thus, Dantidurga had ensured a stronghold over Karnataka in south by this time.