[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Rashtrakutas and their Times](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934) › c15.7 # The Rashtrakutas and their Times c15.7 The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c15.7 - **Language:** English ### [c15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c15.7) In the Rāṣṭrakūṭa administration, the advice of the Smritis that an heir-apparent should be selected in the lifetime of the ruling king was usually followed. Sulaiman’s statement, that the princes in India name their own successors,² refers to this practice of the nomination of the - [Previous: c15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c15.6) - [Next: c15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c15.8) - [Up: c15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c15) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c15.7) · Pramāṇa