Class 7 Social Science - Our Past-2 (History) - Chapter New Kings and Kingdoms NCERT Solutions | How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful

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Question 5

How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

Answer

Rise of power of rajasthan
- Rashtrakutas were primarily subordinate to the chalukyas of Karnataka.
- In the mid 8th century, the chief of rashtrakuta dantidurga overthrew his chalukya overlord and performed a ritual known as hiranya – garbha that gave him the kshatriya title even if he was not one by the birth.

- When they gained power and wealth, they declared themselves as the independent from their overlords. They fought with the gurjara – pratihara and pala dynasties fought to control over the kanauj to demonstrate their power. This is how they rose to power.

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