The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c10.15

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Karkka had four sons, Indra, Dhruva,¹ Kṛiṣṇa, and Nannarāja, whose relative seniority was probably in the above order. Among these brothers Indra was the most ambitious. He ruled from *c.* A.D. 715 to 735. With the help of his brothers he extended his principality northwards, and it soon began to include the majority of the Marāṭhī-speaking districts of Madhya Pradesh. Of course he continued to be a feudatory of the contemporary Chālukya emperor Vijayāditya (A.D. 697-733), but we should remember that suzerains in ancient India did not usually object to the extension of the territory or the sphere of influence of their feudatories, if such extension was not dangerous to themselves and was done at the expense of third parties not under their own protection.