The Rashtrakutas and their Times c12.s4.40

c12.s4.40

Taila II was thus able to retain the throne against all the claimants that arose to fight for it after the overthrow of Karka II. It must have required some time for him to compel all the Rāṣṭrakūṭa feudatories to recognize his overlordship. Sāntivarman, the Raṭṭa chieftain of Saundatti, is seen ignoring his sovereignty in 980 A.D.; his successors, however, are all of them seen professing allegiance to the new imperial house. The Silāhāras were deeply attached to the Rāṣṭrakūṭa house as would appear from the mention in their records of their Rāṣṭrakūṭa overlords even when they had been overthrown long ago. They also were compelled by Taila to transfer their allegiance to his family. The Yādava king Vaḍḍiga became a zealous supporter of Taila and participated in his wars against the Paramāra king Muñja. It is needless for the historian of the Rāṣṭrakūṭas to follow further the career of Taila II.