The Rashtrakutas and their Times c7.s1.52
The Rāṣṭrakūṭas and their Times c7.s1.52
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c7.s1.52
From this record we learn that the village of Sthāvarapallikā, *i. e.* modern Antroli-Chharoli, was granted away by Karka II in 757 A.D. Since Antroli-Chharoli is 10 miles to the north-east of Surat, and since the donee hailed from Jambusāra in the Bharoch District, it is clear that Karka II was ruling over Surat and Bharoch districts. It is, however, almost certain that the immediate ancestors of Karka II were not living in this locality, or if they were doing so they were wielding no ruling powers. For, in the early decades of the 8th century A.D. the districts in question were being governed partly by the Gujrat Cālukyas, and partly by the Bharoch house of the Gurjaras. The rule of Karka II in southern Gujrat, therefore, must have been of recent origin.