Dantidurga

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Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta Empire in the 8th century, known for overthrowing the Chalukyas and establishing a powerful dynasty in the Deccan region of India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian monarch
Rashtrakuta ruler
founder of dynasty
historical figure
achievement asserted independence from the Chalukyas
laid foundations of Rashtrakuta imperial expansion
alternativeName Dantidurg NERFINISHED
Dantivarman NERFINISHED
associatedDynastyType early medieval Indian dynasty GENERATED
associatedReligionPolicy patronage of Hindu temples
associatedWithPlace Ellora region NERFINISHED
Gulbarga region NERFINISHED
capitalRegion Manyakheta region (early Rashtrakuta power base) NERFINISHED
centuryActive 8th century
conflictWith Chalukyas of Badami NERFINISHED
countryPresentDay India NERFINISHED
deathCentury 8th century
dynastyFounded Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED
empireFounded Rashtrakuta Empire NERFINISHED
era early medieval India
father Indra I NERFINISHED
floruit c. 735–756 CE
inscriptionEvidence Ellora inscription of Dantidurga NERFINISHED
Samangad inscription NERFINISHED
knownFor establishing Rashtrakuta power in the Deccan
overthrowing Chalukya suzerainty in the Deccan
languageOfInscriptions Sanskrit
legacy considered founder of Rashtrakuta imperial line
paved way for later Rashtrakuta rulers like Govinda III and Amoghavarsha I
militaryCampaign campaigns against the Chalukyas of Badami
campaigns in the Gujarat region
campaigns in the Malwa region
name Dantidurga NERFINISHED
politicalStatusAtStart Chalukya feudatory
predecessorDynastyOverthrown Badami Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED
regionHistorical Karnataka region NERFINISHED
Maharashtra region NERFINISHED
regionRuled Deccan NERFINISHED
relative Krishna I NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
royalHouse Rashtrakuta NERFINISHED
scriptOfInscriptions Kannada script NERFINISHED
sphereOfInfluence central India
western Deccan NERFINISHED
successor Krishna I NERFINISHED
title Maharajadhiraja NERFINISHED
Prithvivallabha NERFINISHED

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