Question

how did the rashtrakutas become powerful?​

Answer 1

Answer:

However, in the mid-eighth century, Rashtrakuta chief Dantidurga defeated his Chalukya overlord and performed the Hiranyagarbha ritual, establishing his right to rule. ... Thus, the Rashtrakutas became powerful in India through a mixture of military prowess and ritualistic actions.

Answer 2

Answer:

i) in the mid-8th century dantidurga, a rashtrakuta chief, killed his chalukyan king.

ii) he also performed the hiranya-garbha ritual after which he was thought to have taken "rebirth" as a kshatriya.

iii) thus,he established the rashtrakuta dynasty in the deccan.