The Rashtrakutas and their Times c24.9

c24.9

It is, however, a pity that the Rāṣṭrakūṭas should have neglected altogether the branch of naval defence. The reasons for this have been already discussed.³ This weakness of the administration was, however, not peculiar to the Rāṣṭrakūṭas, for most of the Deccan empires had neglected the naval arm. It must, however, be remembered that no naval invasion of the Deccan had occurred in historic times; it is, therefore, in a way natural that it may have been thought that it was unnecessary to waste any money over the navy. Safety of the oversea trade, however, aught to have opened the eyes of the Hindu governments to the necessity of the navy.