History of the Pallavas of Kanchi c5.14.5

c5.14.5

He was able to do this by fortifying himself by an alliance with the great Pallava ruler Nandi to whom perhaps he gave his daughter in marriage and thus brought about his own elevation and the subversion of the dynasty of the early Chāḷukyas. The battle of Veṇbai is graphically described in detailing the achievements of the agnapati, Māran-Kāri of Karavandapuram at whose instance the grant was made. Tirumangai Āḷvār's reference to Rāshṭrakūṭa Dantidurga, under his title Vairamēgha, and the deferential treatment which Nandivarman Pallavamalla is said to have accorded to him finds justification in this and the question how the early Chāḷukyas were ultimately overthrown and the Rāshṭrakūṭas established themselves in their stead is now put on a clear footing.