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