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 Bagul of Baglana, Rashtraudha dynasty of Mayuragiri in modern Maharashtra[3] and Rashtrakutas of Kanauj.[4]

Rashtrakuta branches

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

Rashtrakutas of Lata (Gujarat):[5]

Rashtrakutas of Hastikundi (Hathundi) (Jodhpur)[6][7][8]

Rashtrakutas of Dahal (near Jabalpur) (Madhya Pradesh)[9]

Rashtrakutas of Kanauj (11th. century-13th. century)[10]

Rashtrakutas of Mandore/Jodhpur

According to one theory, the Gahadavalas were an offshoot of the Rashtrakutas of Kannauj, but this theory is contradicted by epigraphic evidence.[11]

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,[12] the Bagul of Baglana and the Rattas of Saundatti in Karnataka also claim descent from them.[13] The archaeological evidences are pointing towards the possible links between Rashtrakutas and Reddy[14] of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[15][16]

Notes

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

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