Dantidurga

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{{Infobox royalty
| title = Rajadhiraja, Parameshvara
| succession = Founder of [[Rashtrakuta Empire]]
| reign = {{circa|735|756 CE}}
| predecessor = Indra II
| successor = [[Krishna I]]
| father = Indra II
| mother = Bhavanaga
}}
{{Rashtrakuta Manyakheta Kings Infobox}}
'''Dantidurga''' (reigned 735–756 CE), also known as '''Dantivarman II''' was the founder of the [[Rashtrakuta Empire]] of [[Manyakheta]].<ref name="dan">[[Bisheshwar Nath Reu|Reu]] (1933), p54</ref> His capital was based in [[Gulbarga]] region of [[Karnataka]]. His successor was his uncle [[Krishna I]] who extended his kingdom to all of [[Karnataka]].

The Ellora record of Dantidurga narrates that he defeated the [[Chalukyas]] in 753 and took the titles ''Rajadhiraja'' and ''Parameshvara''. The [[Indian inscriptions|inscription]] calls him son of Indra II. The [[Samangad]] inscription (modern Kolhapur district, Maharashtra) states his mother was a Chalukyan princess from [[Gujarat]] called Bhavanaga. The same inscription states he defeated the invincible ''Karnata-Bala'' of the Badami Chalukyas.<ref name="defeat">Kamath (2001), p74</ref><ref name="defeat1">He defeated the great Karnatik army of the Chalukyas, (Reu, 1933 p54)</ref> Further he defeated the [[Gurjaras of Lata|kings of Lata]] (Gujarat), [[Malwa]], Tanka, [[Kalinga (historical region)|Kalinga]] and Sheshas (Nagas) in central India and performed many sacrifices.<ref name="bala">Reu (1933), p55</ref> Though he conquered the Chalukyan Empire, it is clear from the Vakkaleri inscription of 757 that the Chalukyan Emperor [[Kirtivarman II]] retained control over his southern provinces up to the year 757. His daughter was married to a [[Pallava]] King [[Nandivarman II]] of [[Kanchi]]. Dantidurga helped Nandivarman recover Kanchi by warring against the Chalukyas.<ref name="Kanchi">Thapar (2003), p333</ref>

The Navasari grant (c.739) throws light on his achievements in the era prior to Rashtrakuta independence. The Arab intention might have been to make inroads into [[South India]]. However, to the south of the [[Mahi River]] lay the powerful [[Chalukya]]n empire. The Chalukya viceroy at Navsari, [[Avanijanashraya Pulakeshin]], decisively defeated the invading Arab forces as documented in the grant. The ''Tājika'' (Arab) army defeated was one that had attacked "Kacchella, Saindhava, Saurashtra, Cavotaka, Maurya and Gurjara" kings. Viceroy Pulakesi subsequently received the titles "Solid Pillar of [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]]" (''Dakshināpatha-sādhāra'') and the "Repeller of the Unrepellable" (''Anivartaka-nivartayitr''). The [[Rashtrakuta]] prince Dantidurga, who was subsidiary to Chalukyas at this time, also played an important role in the battle.<ref>{{harvnb|Blankinship|1994|p=186}}; {{harvnb|Bhandarkar|1929|pp=29–30}}; {{harvnb|Majumdar|1977|pp=266–267}}; {{harvnb|Puri|1986|p=45}}; {{harvnb|Wink|2002|p=208}}; {{harvnb|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=348}}; {{harvnb|Chattopadhyaya|1998|pp=33–34}}</ref>
Dantidurga was a clever diplomat but at the same time used military power to expand his empire's boundaries.<ref>{{cite book|title= Ancient Indian History and Civilization
|first= Sailendra |last= Nath sen |publisher= Routledge |year=1999 |page=367 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ancient_Indian_History_and_Civilization/Wk4_ICH_g1EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=indus|isbn=81-224-1198-3}}</ref> By 750 AD Dantidurga had brought Madhya Pradesh and Southern Gujarat under his control.<ref>{{cite book|title= Ancient Indian History and Civilization|first= Sailendra |last= Nath sen |publisher= Routledge |year=1999 |page=395|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ancient_Indian_History_and_Civilization/Wk4_ICH_g1EC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=maurya+dynasty+sen&printsec=frontcover|isbn=81-224-1198-3}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book |last= Kamath|first= Suryanath U.|title= A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present|orig-year=1980|year= 2001|publisher= Jupiter books|location= Bangalore|oclc= 7796041 |lccn= 80905179}}
*{{cite book |last=Thapar|first= Romila |title=The Penguin History of Early India, From Origins to 1300 AD|orig-year=2003|year=2003|publisher= Penguin|location= New Delhi|isbn= 0-14-302989-4}}
*{{cite book |last=Reu|first= Pandit Bisheshwar Nath |title=History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas)|orig-year=1933|year=1997|publisher= Publication scheme|location= Jaipur|isbn= 81-86782-12-5}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061104095148/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/history.htm History of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje]

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before= Indra II |
title= [[Rashtrakuta|Rashtrakuta Emperor]] |
years= 735–756 |
after= [[Krishna I]]
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[[Category:History of Karnataka]]
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