Rashtrakutas Early Medieval Overlap
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EXAMIVERSE
Origins and Rise
- Founded by Dantidurga in 753 CE after defeating Chalukya Kirtivarman II.
- Capital: Manyakheta (modern Malkhed, Karnataka).
- Emblem: Garuda, with the Palidhvaja banner.
- Claimed descent from the Rathikas, mentioned in Ashokan edicts.