The Rashtrakutas and their Times c9.s3.54

c9.s3.54

The success of Govinda was due to his bravery, statesmanship and power of organisation. He is compared to Pārtha in the Baroda plates of his nephew Karka, (62) and the Naosari plates (63) issued by the same ruler describe how Govinda was accustomed to plunge straightway into the thick of battle without caring to consider the odds against him. His fondness for sport (64) also attests to active habits and personal bravery. His successful campaigns in the north and the south attest to his generalship and power of organisation. His victory over Stambha at the beginning of his reign speaks volumes for his diplomacy. His creation of the Gujrat viceroyalty (65) under his brother Indra not only secured the northern boundaries of the empire, but enabled his child successor to regain the throne. For, both Indra, who predeceased him, and his son Karka, were loyal to the imperial throne (66) and defended it against internal and external enemies.