Branches of Rashtrakuta dynasty

Several Branches of the Rashtrakuta dynasty were created by the kings, commanders and relatives of the Rashtrakuta family during their expansion into central and northern India in the eighth to the tenth centuries. These kingdoms ruled during the reign of the parent empire or continued to rule for centuries after its fall or came to power much later. Well known among these were the Rashtrakutas of Gujarat (757-888),[1] the Rattas of Saundatti (875-1230) in modern Karnataka,[2] the Rashtrakutas of Rajasthan (known as Rajputana) and ruling from Hastikundi or Hathundi (893-996),[3] Dahal (near Jabalpur),[4] the Rathores of Mandore and Dhanop,[5] Reddy dynasty of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana,[6][7][8] Rashtraudha dynasty of Mayuragiri in modern Maharashtra[9] and Rashtrakutas of Kanauj.[10]

Rashtrakuta branches

These branches emerged as a result of Rashtrakuta conquest of North India.

Rashtrakutas of Lata (Gujarat):[11]

  • Indra (807-818) (brother of Govinda III above)
  • Karka and Govinda (818-826)
  • Dhruva II (835-845)
  • Akalavarsha Shubhatunga (867)
  • Dhruva III (-871)
  • Direct rule from Manyakhet by Krishna II

Rashtrakutas of Hastikundi (Hathundi) (Jodhpur)[12][13][14]

  • Harivarma
  • Vidagdha (916-938)
  • Mammata (939)
  • Balaprasada (997)
  • The Hathundi Rathores (descendants)

Rashtrakutas of Dahal (near Jabalpur) (Madhya Pradesh)[15]

  • Golhanadeva (1023)

Rashtrakutas of Kanauj (11th. century-13th. century)[16]

  • Gopal (4th king)
  • Tribhuvana
  • Madanapala (1119)
  • Devapala (Lost Shravasti to Gahadavalas in 1128)
  • Bhimapala
  • Surapala
  • Amritapala
  • Lakhanpala (In 1202 defeated byQutub-ud-din)
  • Mahasamanta Barahadeva (under Gahadavala Adakkhamalla)

Rashtrakutas of Mandore/Jodhpur

  • The lineage of Rathors 1226 - To date (Mandore/Jodhpur)

According to one theory, the Gahadavalas were an offshoot of the Rashtrakutas of Kannauj, but this theory is contradicted by epigraphic evidence.[17]

Descendants Of Rashtrakuta

Their descendants are spread out over large areas of India. The Rashtraudha dynasty of Mayuragiri, Maharashtra, described in the Rashtraudha Kavya (1596) of Rudrakavi,[18] the Rathor Rajputs of Jodhpur and the Rattas of Saundatti in Karnataka also claim descent from them.[19] The archaeological evidences are pointing towards the possible links between Rashtrakutas and Reddy[20] of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[21][22]

Notes
  1. Reu (1933), p93
  2. Reu (1933), p100
  3. Reu (1933), p110
  4. Jain (2001), pp67-75
  5. Reu (1933), p112
  6. "A brief history of India by Alain Danielou".pp. 114
  7. "History of The Reddy Kingdoms by M Somasekhara Sarma".pp.88(71)-92(75)
  8. Chopra, Pran Nath (2003). A Comprehensive History of Ancient India. pp202
  9. De Bruyne (1968)
  10. Majumdar (1966), pp50-51
  11. The Chronology of Indian History, C.M. Duff, 1972, pp 300-301
  12. The Age of Imperial Kannauj, R. C. Majumdar Ed, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1964, pp 97, 103
  13. The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India, K.L. Hazara, Munshiram Manoharlal, 1995, pp 154-155, 103
  14. Pramukh Aitihasik Jain Purush aur Mahilayen, J.P. Jain, Bharatiya Jnanapith, 1975, p217
  15. Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh: Madhya Pradesh, K. C. Jain, Digambar Jain Sahitya Samrakshan Samiti, 2001, pp 67-75
  16. The Struggle for Empire, R.C. Majumdar Ed, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1966, pp 50-51
  17. Roma Niyogi (1959). The History of the Gāhaḍavāla Dynasty. Oriental. pp. 29–33. OCLC 5386449.
  18. J.L. De Bruyne, Rudrakavis Great Poem of the Dynasty of Rastraudha, EJ Brill, 1968
  19. Dr. Jyotsna Kamat. "The Rashrakutas". 1996-2006 Kamat's Potpourri. Retrieved 20 December 2006.
  20. Chopra, Pran Nath (2003). A Comprehensive History of Ancient India. pp202
  21. "A brief history of India by Alain Danielou".pp. 114
  22. "History of The Reddy Kingdoms by M Somasekhara Sarma, Origin of Reddy".pp.88(71)-92(75)

References
  • De Bruyne, J.L. (1968) [1968]. Rudrakavi's Great Poem of the Dynasty of Rastraudha. EJ Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-03098-5.
  • Jain, K.C. (2001) [2001]. Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh. Madhya Pradesh: Digambar Jain Sahitya Samrakshan Samiti.
  • Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.
  • Majumdar, R.C. (1966) [1966]. The Struggle for Empire. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
  • Reu, Pandit Bisheshwar Nath (1997) [1933]. History of the Rashtrakutas (Rathodas). Jaipur: Publication Scheme. ISBN 81-86782-12-5.
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