The Rashtrakutas and their Times c9.s3.9

c9.s3.9

But it is equally probable that realising that installation as a Yuvaraja was no guarantee against a war of succession, as was shown by his own overthrow of his elder brother, Dhruva may have actually abdicated in favour of Govinda in spite of the filial protests of the latter. Govinda's actual installation as an emperor, he may have thought, may minimise the prospects of his succession being opposed after his death. In the present state of knowledge, therefore, it is difficult to decide whether Dhruva had actually abdicated towards the end of his career; it may, however, be safely assumed that Govinda was the de facto ruler in full charge of the administration when his father died.