[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) › c20.61 # The Rashtrakutas and their Times c20.61 The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c20.61 - **Language:** English ### [c20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c20.61) S'ankarāchārya had founded four Mathas in the four corners of India and very soon subsidiary ones sprang into existence. Till recently these institutions were powers in the land; a decree ( ājñāpatra ) from them was respected by society as implicitly as the command of the king. What was the influence of these institutions over the Deccan of our period? - [Previous: c20.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c20.60) - [Next: c20.62.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c20.62.1) - [Up: c20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c20.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.altekar-1934.c20.61) · Pramāṇa