The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s12.11

v1.c8.s12.11

In the reign of this king, the disintegration of the empire proceeded apace. Chhattisgarh slipped from Vākāṭaka control and passed under the rule of Tivaradeva, a Somavaṁśī king, who ruled also over the Chanda district.¹ In Malwa and the northern Madhya Pradesha a Rāṣṭrakūṭa king named Abhimanyu set up an independent kingdom. The same thing happened in southern Mahārāṣṭra where a king named Avidheya, a cousin of Abhimanyu, established an independent principality. These Rāṣṭrakūṭa kingdoms did not last long. That in the northern Madhya Pradesha was eventually overthrown by the Kalachuris, who were rulers of Malwa and northern Mahārāṣṭra during the latter half of the sixth century. The southern Rāṣṭrakūṭa kingdom was soon absorbed by the Kadambas. In the east the Naḷas once more became powerful and repudiated the Vākāṭaka overlordship.