The Rashtrakutas and their Times c7.3

c7.3

Before proceeding to narrate the history of the Imperial Rāṣṭrakūṭa dynasty, the historian has to consider a few preliminary but important questions. Who were the Rāṣṭrakūṭas? What was their home? When and how did they first rise into political prominence? Were there any ruling Rāṣṭrakūṭa families before the time of Dantidurga? These questions have to be first considered to clarify the later history. We shall first discuss the question of the early Rāṣṭrakūṭa families as it will naturally throw considerable light over the remaining problems mentioned above.