Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c18.83

c18.83

Arabic travellers of the tenth century mention a powerful dynasty of the name of Balharâs who ruled at a place called Mânkîr The name of the city would show that the Râshṭrakûṭas, whose capital was Mânyakheṭa or Mânkhed, were meant But Balharâ, the name of the dynasty, has not been identified with any that might be considered to be applicable to the Râshṭrakûṭas But to me the identification does not appear difficult The Râshṭrakûṭas appear clearly to have assumed the title of *Vallabha* which was used by their predecessors the Châlukyas We have seen that Govinda II is called Vallabha in two grants, Amoghavarsha I in a third, and Krishna III in a fourth In an inscription on a stone tablet at Lakshmesvar, Govinda III is called *Srî-Vallabha*,⁶² while in the Râdhanpur plates he is spoken of as *Vallabha-narendra* In the Sângalî and Karḍâ grants also the reigning king is styled *Vallabha-narendra*, while in other inscriptions we find the title *Pṛithivîvallabha* alone used Now *Vallabha-narendra* means "the king Vallabha," and is the same as *Vallabharâja*, the words *râja* (n) and *narendra* both denoting "a king" *Vallabha-râja* should by the rules of Prâkṛit or vernacular pronunciation, become *Vallaha-rây*, *Ballaha-rây*, or *Balha-rây* This last is the same as the Balharâ of the Arabs [78] The genealogy of the Râshṭrakûṭas is shown in the following table:—