Question

Samantas declared themselves to be ________ and so on

Answer 1

Answer:

mahasamantas

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

As samantas gained power and wealth, they declared themselves to be maha-samanta, maha-mandaleshvara (the great lord of a “circle” or region) and so on. Sometimes they asserted their independence from their overlords. One such instance was that of the Rashtrakutas in the Deccan.