Govinda III

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Govinda III was a powerful 8th–9th century Rashtrakuta emperor known for his successful military campaigns across northern and southern India and for consolidating one of the subcontinent’s largest early medieval empires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian monarch
Rashtrakuta emperor
medieval Indian ruler
capital Manyakheta NERFINISHED
country Rashtrakuta Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate early 9th century CE
defeated Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II NERFINISHED
Pala ruler Dharmapala NERFINISHED
dynasticHouse Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta NERFINISHED
era 8th century
9th century
father Dhruva Dharavarsha NERFINISHED
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod early medieval India
knownFor campaigns in southern India
consolidation of Rashtrakuta power
expansion of one of early medieval India’s largest empires
extensive military campaigns in northern India
languageOfInscriptions Kannada NERFINISHED
Sanskrit
memberOf Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED
militaryCampaign campaign against the Gurjara-Pratiharas
campaign against the Palas of Bengal
campaigns in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
campaigns in the Deccan
campaigns in the Gangetic plains
campaigns in the Tamil country
notableAchievement extended influence to the shores of the Indian Ocean
made the Rashtrakuta Empire a pan-Indian power
secured Rashtrakuta supremacy over rival northern dynasties
patronage Hindu temples
Sanskrit learning
predecessor Dhruva Dharavarsha NERFINISHED
regionRuled Deccan NERFINISHED
parts of northern India
parts of southern India
reignEnd c. 814 CE
reignStart c. 793 CE
relative Dantidurga NERFINISHED
Krishna I NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
spouse Queen Mukta Devi (attributed in some sources) NERFINISHED
successor Amoghavarsha I NERFINISHED
successorAsHeir Amoghavarsha I NERFINISHED
title Jagattunga NERFINISHED
Prabhutavarsha NERFINISHED
Vikramavaloka NERFINISHED

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