The Rashtrakutas and their Times c12.s2.41

c12.s2.41

Krishna was the last able monarch in the Rashtrakuta dynasty. None of his predecessors had so completely dominated the Peninsula as he could do. Even Govinda III could not bring under his direct administration territories of the Pallava kings. Nor could he put upon the Vengi throne a friend or nominee of his. In the north, Krishna's policy was first successful, but later on he had to relinquish his advance positions in the Chandella country. He could not counteract the influence of Yasovarman and Dhanga, and committed a great mistake in allowing his Paramara feudatories to rise to great power on the northern frontiers of his kingdom. But it must be admitted that what he lost in the north was more than compensated by his solid gains in the south. He must have been an able ruler and skilful general; otherwise his achievements would not have been possible.