The Rashtrakutas and their Times c12.s4.12

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The above genealogy seems to be suspicious. It claims for the later Chālukyas a descent from the early Chālukyas of Badāmī, but, as pointed out by R. G. Bhandarkar, no record of theirs claims for them Mānavya Gotra and descent from Hāriti, as is invariably the case with all the records of the earlier Chālukyas. Kirtivarman III of the above genealogy was a contemporary and cousin of Kirtivarman II, who was overthrown by Dantidurga. His time, therefore, must be c. 750-c. 770. The next five generations of the genealogy will thus cover a period of about 200 years, giving an average of 40 years per generation, which is obviously extremely improbable. The genealogy may be correct upto Taila; Kirtivarman III and his unnamed father seem to be imaginary personages. The genealogy makes Kirtivarman III a cousin of Kirtivarman II, but it is well-known that contemporary cousins in Hindu families do not usually bear the same names. Further, if the connection of the house of Taila II with the earlier Chālukyas were really genuine, it is strange that the secretariate of Taila II should know the names of all the ancestors, but that its information should fail just in the case of the founder of the house, who, it is alleged, was a brother of the Chālukya king Vikramāditya II. It is, therefore, clear that the genealogy beyond Taila I is not above suspicion. The question, therefore, whether Taila II was really connected with the Chālukyas of Badāmī must be left an open one.