Who among the following established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom?

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SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I Official Paper 12 (Held On : 18 Aug 2021 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Dantidurga.

Key Points

Dantidurga, also known as Dantivarman, was the founder of the Rashtrakuta kingdom of Manyakheta.
- His capital was located in the Gulbarga region of Karnataka.
- The Elichpur clan was a feudatory of the Badami Chalukyas, and during the rule of Dantidurga, it overthrew the Chalukya Kirtivarman II and created an empire with the Gulbarga region.
- This clan came to be known as the Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta, who came to power in South India.

Important Points

Person Name	Details
Ashoka	Ashoka was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, son of Bindusara, who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE. Ashoka promoted the spread of Buddhism across ancient Asia.
Amoghavarsha	Amoghavarsha, I was a Rashtrakuta emperor, the greatest ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty, and one of the great emperors of India. He wrote the Kavirajamarga, the earliest extant literary work in Kannada, and Prashnottara Ratnamalika, religious work in Sanskrit.
Krishna I	Krishna, I succeeded Dantidurga. He conquered the territories that were still under the Chalukyas. Krishna, I also defeated Vishnuvardhana of Vengi and the Ganga king of Mysore.