how did the rashtrakutas become powerful
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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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The Rashtrakutas in the deccan were the subordinate to Chalukyas of karnataka. It was during the 18th century when Dantidurga , a rashtrkutas chief, overthrew his chalukya overload and performed a ritual called hiranya-garbha with the help of brahmanas.
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