write a brief note on rastrakutas contribution towards the art and architecture
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The Rashtrakuta contributions to art and architecture are reflected in the splendid rock-cut cave temples at Ellora and Elephanta, areas also occupied by Jain monks, located in present-day Maharashtra. ... The Rashtrakutas renovated these Buddhist caves and re-dedicated the rock-cut shrines.
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- The Rashtrakutas considered themselves descendants of Satyaki.
- Historians differ on the question of their origins.
- It is evident from a few Chalukya kings’ inscriptions that they were vassals of the Chalukyas.
- Rashtrakutas were of Kannada origin and their mother tongue was Kannada.
Rashtrakuta Emperors (753-982)
- Dantidurga (735 – 756)
- Krishna I (756 – 774)
- Govinda II (774 – 780)
- Dhruva Dharavarsha (780 – 793)
- Govinda III (793 – 814)
- Amoghavarsha (814 – 878)
- Krishna II (878 – 914)
- Indra III (914 -929)
- Amoghavarsha II (929 – 930)
- Govinda IV (930 – 936)
- Amoghavarsha III (936 – 939)
- Krishna III (939 – 967)
- Khottiga Amoghavarsha (967 – 972)
- Karka II (972 – 973)
- Indra IV (973 – 982)
FOUNDER....
- Dantivarman or Dantidurga (735 - 756)
Dantivarman or Dantidurga (735 – 756) was the founder of the Rashtrakutas dynasty.
Dantidurga occupied all territories between the Godavari and Vima.
He is said to have conquered Kalinga, Kosala, Kanchi, Srisril, Malava, Lata etc. and occupied Maharashtra by defeating Chalukya King Kirtivarma.
RULERS.......
- Krishna I (756 - 774)
Krishna I succeeded Dantidurga.
He conquered the territories that were still under the Chalukyas
He also occupied Konkan.
Krishna I also defeated Vishnuvardhana of Vengi and the Ganga king of Mysore.
He was a great patron of art and architecture.
The Kailash Temple at Ellora was built by the Rashtrakuta King Krishna I.
- Govinda II (774 - 780
Govinda II son of Krishna I succeeded.
- Dhruva (780 - 793)
He defeated Gurjara-Pratihara King Vatsyaraja, the Pallavas of Kanchi and the Pala King Dharmapala of Bengal.
- Govinda III (793 - 814)
Dhruva son of Govinda III succeeded the throne.
He defeated the great Gurjara King Nagabhatta II.
Pala King Dharmapala and his protégé Charayudh sought the help of Govinda III.
His kingdom spread up to the Vindhyas and Malava in the north and the river Tungabhadra to the south.
- Amoghavarsha I (814- 878 A.D.)
The greatest king of the Rashtrakuta dynasty was Amoghavarsha I son of Govinda III.
Amoghavarsha I set up a new capital at Manyakheta (now Malkhed in Karnataka State) and Broach became the best port of the kingdom during his reign
Amoghavarsha I was a great patron of education and literature.
Amoghavarsha was converted into Jainism by Jinasena, a Jaina monk.
Suleman, an Arab merchant, in his account called Amoghavarsha I as one of the four greatest kings of the world, the other three being the Caliph of Bagdad, the king of Constantinople and the emperor of China.
Amoghavarsha ruled for 63 years.
- Krishna II (878 - 914)
Son of Amoghavarsha, succeeded the throne.
- Indra III (914 -929)
Indra III was a powerful king.
He defeated and deposed Mahipala
- Krishna III (939 – 967)
The last powerful and efficient king of the Rashtrakutas.
He also succeeded in conquering Tanjore and Kanchi.
He succeeded in defeating the Tamil kings of Chola kingdom.
- Karka (972 – 973)
The Rashtrakuta King Karka was defeated and deposed by Taila or Tailapa, the Chalukya king of Kalyani.
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The Rashtrakuta contributions to art and architecture are reflected in the splendid rock-cut cave temples at Ellora and Elephanta, areas also occupied by Jain monks, located in present-day Maharashtra. ... The Rashtrakutas renovated these Buddhist caves and re-dedicated the rock-cut shrines.
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