Dantidurga

The warrior who fought Arabs alongside the Chalukyas before founding the mighty Rashtrakuta empire. His rise marks the torch passing to a new dynasty that would be recognized as one of the four great empires of the world.

Lessons in this chapter

• The Chalukya Feudatory — Rising Under Another's Banner
• The Overthrow of the Chalukyas — From Feudatory to Emperor
• Fighting the Arab Threat — The Western Shield
• Building the Empire — The First Rashtrakuta Conquests
• The Succession — Krishna I and the Consolidation
• Legacy of the Founder — What Dantidurga Made Possible

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