The Rashtrakutas and their Times c12.s1.16

c12.s1.16

I have assumed here that the exploits of Kṛṣṇa described above were performed while he was yet a Yuvaraja, and not subsequent to his accession. In this respect, I differ from previous writers; an analysis of the Deoli plates, however, supports my reading of the situation. These plates were issued in May 940 A.D. After mentioning the accession of Amoghavarsha III, verse 19 of this record says that his son Kṛṣṇa proved his strength even while a *Kumāra* or a prince. Vv. 20-25 then mention the killing of Dantiga, Vappuga, and Rāchamalla and the capture of Kālañjara and Chitrakūṭa. V. 26 then observes that all the feudatories between the Eastern and Western ocean obeyed the commands of Kṛṣṇa, who himself, however, was always obedient to his father. V. 27 then informs us that his father died, happy to have seen his son embraced by the damsel fame. Then follows a description of the coronation of Kṛṣṇa III.