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how did Rashtrakustas become powerful
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Answer 1

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How did Rashtrakustas become powerful?

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ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀꜱʜᴛʀᴀᴋᴜᴛᴀꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴄᴀɴ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜʙᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʟᴜᴋʏᴀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴋᴀʀɴᴀᴛᴀᴋᴀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅ-18ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴅᴀɴᴛɪᴅᴜʀɢᴀ, ᴀ ʀᴀꜱʜᴛʀᴀᴋᴜᴛᴀ ᴄʜɪᴇꜰ, ᴏᴠᴇʀᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ʜɪꜱ ᴄʜᴀʟᴜᴋʏᴀ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏʀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀɪᴛᴜᴀʟ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ 'ʜɪʀᴀɴʏᴀ-ɢᴀʀʙʜᴀ' ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴏꜰ ʙʀᴀʜᴍᴀɴᴀꜱ.

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Answer 2

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The Rashtrakutas in the Deccan were the subordinate to the Chalukyas of Karnataka. It was during the mid-18th century when Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukya overlord and performed a ritual called ‘Hiranya-garbha’ with the help of Brahmanas. During this period, it was thought that the sacrifcer would be reborn as a Kshatriya, even if he was not one by birth. Also, they fought against the dynasties of Gurjara Pratihara and Palas. Thus, successfully establishing kingdoms in Karnataka and Rajasthan respectively.

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It was during the seventh century that the kings acknowledged the big landlords as their subordinates or samantas. The samantas were expected to bring gifts and provide military support to their kings. In due course, they gained power and wealth. They declared themselves to be maha-samantas, maha- mandaleshvar (the great lord of a circle or region) and so on. Rashtrakutas were one of them who were initially the subordinates of the Chalukyas in Deccan. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, performed a ritual hiranya-garbha and overthrew the Chalukya overlord. After the ritual was over he was reborn as Kshatriya, even if he was not by birth.

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