The Rashtrakutas and their Times c12.s2.1

c12.s2.1

Kṛṣṇa III ascended the throne some time in December 939 A.D.¹¹ He had already established the reputation of his arms while still a crown-prince; still he seems to have waited for a while after his accession before undertaking further campaigns. His accession seems to have been a peaceful one; the spurious Sudi plates of Būtuga II no doubt state that Būtuga secured the kingdom for Kṛṣṇa on the death of Baddega *i. e.* Amoghavarsha III.¹² So far, however, there is no evidence forthcoming to show that there was any trouble at the accession of Kṛṣṇa III. His prestige was already very great and it does not seem likely that any serious claimant may have challenged his accession. The only possibility that we can conceive of is that if Kṛṣṇa were absent at the time of his father's death in northern India on his military expedition, there may have arisen some trouble, which Būtuga may have put down before the return of Kṛṣṇa. The invasion of Chola kingdom by Kṛṣṇa III did not take place earlier than the 3rd year of his reign, and we know of no military conquests earlier than that date.