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	\|reign=930~~-935~~ CE		\| reign = {{circa\|930\|936 CE}}
			\| succession = [[Rashtrakuta Empire\|Rashtrakuta Emperor]]
			\| predecessor = [[Amoghavarsha II]]
			\| successor = [[Amoghavarsha III]]
			\| dynasty = [[Rashtrakuta dynasty\|Rāshṭrakūṭa]]
			\| father = [[Indra III]]
			\| religion = [[Jainism]] <br/>
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	'''Govinda IV''' (reigned ~~930–935~~ CE) was the younger brother of [[Amoghavarsha II]]. He became the [[Rashtrakuta]] emperor in 930 as described in the Kalasa record of [[Chikmagalur]]. He was a very unpopular ruler who indulged in licentious acts.~~<ref name="sex">Reu (1933), p81</ref>~~ Control over [[Kannauj]] was lost during his rule. The [[~~Chalukya]]s~~ of [[Vengi]] defeated him and much territory was lost. Finally, his own ~~feudatories~~ including King [[Arikesari II\|Arikesari]] of [[Chalukyas of Vemulavada\|Vemulavada~~]] in [[Andhra Pradesh\|Andhra~~]] revolted against him and placed [[Amoghavarsha III]] on the throne in 935. This is known from the records of [[Kannada]] poet [[Adikavi Pampa]], who was patronised by King Arikesari.<ref name="matri">Kamath (2001), ~~p82~~</ref> Govinda IV ~~had matrimonial relationship with the~~ [[~~Cholas~~]] of [[~~Kanchi~~]]~~{{who~~\|~~date~~=~~January 2019}}~~ and ~~finally found refuge with them when his feudatories revolted~~. ~~Govinda IV patronised~~ [[~~Kannada~~]] ~~poet Ravinagabhatta~~.		'''Govinda IV''' (reigned {{circa}} 930–936 CE) was the younger brother of [[Amoghavarsha II]]. He became the [[Rashtrakuta]] emperor in 930 as described in the Kalasa record of [[Chikmagalur]]. He was a very unpopular ruler who indulged in licentious acts. Control over [[Kannauj]] was lost during his rule. The [[Eastern Chalukyas\|Chalukyas of Vengi]] defeated him and much territory was lost. Finally, his own vassals including King [[Arikesari II\|Arikesari]] of [[Chalukyas of Vemulavada\|Vemulavada]] revolted against him and placed [[Amoghavarsha III]] on the throne in 935. This is known from the records of [[Kannada]] poet [[Adikavi Pampa]], who was patronised by King Arikesari.<ref name="matri">Kamath 2001, p. 82</ref> Govinda IV patronised [[Kannada]] poet Ravinagabhatta.

			== Name and Attestations ==
			A [[Kannada]] form of his name, ''Gojjiga'', is attested in contemporary epigraphy. At least two inscriptions and two copper plate grants of Govinda IV have been found.<!-- Reu 1933, p. 80 --> The first inscription, found at [[Dharwad\|Ḍanḍapur]] in present-day [[Dharwad district]], is dated to 918; the second is dated to 930.<!-- Reu 1933, p. 80 --> The first copper plate grant is dated to 930; and the second, found at [[Sangli\|Sānglī]], is dated to 933.<ref>Reu 1933, p. 80</ref>

			== Family ==
			Govinda was the son of [[Indra III]] and the younger brother of [[Amoghavarsha II]].<ref>Reu 1933, p. 80</ref>

			== Reign ==
			Based on inscriptions of the [[Eastern Chalukyas\|Eastern Chalukya]] kings [[Amma I]] and [[Bhima III]], it seems that there was a war between the Rashtrakutas and Chalukyas during Govinda's reign.<!-- Reu 1933, p. 80 --> One inscription specifies that Bhima had "repulsed" the armies of Govinda, implying that Govinda was the attacker in this conflict.<ref>Reu 1933, p. 80</ref>

			The Sānglī copper plate grant of 933 says that Govinda "did not wrong his elder brother, nor was he guilty of incest, nor of cruelty".<!-- Reu 1933, p. 81 --> Reu interprets this as meaning that Govinda was accused of these misdeeds during his lifetime, hence why he felt the need to refute these claims in the plate.<ref>Reu 1933, p. 81</ref>

			== Death ==
			According to Reu, Govinda IV appears to have had a short reign and died prematurely.<ref>Reu 1933, pp. 80–1</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	*{{cite book \|last= Kamath\|first= Suryanath U.\|title= A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present\|~~origyear~~=1980\|year= 2001\|publisher= Jupiter books\|location= Bangalore\|oclc= 7796041 \|lccn=80905179}}		*{{cite book \|last= Kamath\|first= Suryanath U.\|title= A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present\|orig-date=1980\|year= 2001\|publisher= Jupiter books\|location= Bangalore\|oclc= 7796041 \|lccn=80905179}}
	*{{cite book \|last=Reu\|first= Pandit Bisheshwar Nath \|title=History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas)\|~~origyear~~=1933\|year=1997\|publisher= Publication scheme\|location= Jaipur\|isbn= 81-86782-12-5}}		*{{cite book \|last=Reu\|first= Pandit Bisheshwar Nath \|title=History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas)\|orig-date=1933\|year=1997\|publisher= Publication scheme\|location= Jaipur\|isbn= 81-86782-12-5\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.215812}}

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'''Govinda IV''' (reigned 930–935 CE) was the younger brother of [[Amoghavarsha II]]. He became the [[Rashtrakuta]] emperor in 930 as described in the Kalasa record of [[Chikmagalur]]. He was a very unpopular ruler who indulged in licentious acts.<ref name="sex">Reu (1933), p81</ref> Control over [[Kannauj]] was lost during his rule. The [[Chalukya]]s of [[Vengi]] defeated him and much territory was lost. Finally, his own feudatories including King [[Arikesari II|Arikesari]] of [[Chalukyas of Vemulavada|Vemulavada]] in [[Andhra Pradesh|Andhra]] revolted against him and placed [[Amoghavarsha III]] on the throne in 935. This is known from the records of [[Kannada]] poet [[Adikavi Pampa]], who was patronised by King Arikesari.<ref name="matri">Kamath (2001), p82</ref> Govinda IV had matrimonial relationship with the [[Cholas]] of [[Kanchi]]{{who|date=January 2019}} and finally found refuge with them when his feudatories revolted. Govinda IV patronised [[Kannada]] poet Ravinagabhatta.

==References==
*{{cite book |last= Kamath|first= Suryanath U.|title= A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present|origyear=1980|year= 2001|publisher= Jupiter books|location= Bangalore|oclc= 7796041 |lccn=80905179}}
*{{cite book |last=Reu|first= Pandit Bisheshwar Nath |title=History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas)|origyear=1933|year=1997|publisher= Publication scheme|location= Jaipur|isbn= 81-86782-12-5}}

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

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