The Rashtrakutas and their Times c9.s1.4

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*Continued from last page* he was a collateral member. It may be pointed that the first two of the above-mentioned records omit the name of Dantidurga as well. Deoli and Karhad plates of Kṛṣṇa III mention the name of Jagattunga as a prince who did not ascend the throne; but they make no such statement about Govinda II. Govinda III was the son of Dhruva I who had deposed Govinda II, and still his earliest record—the Paithan plates of 794 A.D.—describe how Govinda II appeared under the white imperial umbrella. Another record of his, the Kadba plates of 814 A.D., actually describes the coronation of Govinda II. Daulatabad plates of 793-4 A.D., issued in the reign of Dhruva himself, describe how Govinda had to be deposed by Dhruva in the interest of the dynasty, as he had entrusted the administration to some strangers and was being deserted by the feudatories. There can, therefore, be no doubt that Govinda II did actually rule, although it may be only for a short time. This conclusion is supported by the Chalkeri record No. 34 ( E. C. XI ) which uses the expression 'Prithvirajyam-geyye' 'ruling over the earth' with reference to जगत्तुंग-प्रभूतवर्षप्रतापवलोक, son of Akālavarsha. Cf. अकाल ..पृथिवीवल्लभ...सवरस्य पुत्रेण. Prabhūtavarsha was a biruda of Govinda III as well, but he cannot be the king here referred to, for he was not the son of Akālavarsha but of Dhārāvarsha. The title 'प्रतापवलोक' is also a variation of the title 'विक्रमावलोक' which we find him using in his Alas plates. ( E. I., VI, pp. 208 ff. )