RASHTRAKUTAS

    The Rashtrakuta dynasty,which ruled over Deccan at the time when Palas and 
    the Pratiharas were ruling the northern and western India, was founded by 
    Dantidurga who overthrew the Chalukyas in the middle of the 8th century AD. 
  
    It was a remarkable dynasty which produced a number of able administrators 
    and brave warriors. Three of its rulers Dhruva, Govinda III and Indira III, 
    carried their victorious armies into the heart of north India and inflicted
    crushing defeats on the most powerful rulers of that region. They constantly
    fought with the Chalukyas of Vengi in the east, Pallavas in the Kanchi and the 
    Pandyas of Madurai in the south. 
 
    Among the greatest Rashtrakuta kinga was Krishna III (939-965 AD), who 
    crushed the power of all his opponents in the south and is believed to have 
    led glorious expedition to the northern India, wherein he regained the 
    occupation of Ujjain. The Rashtrakuta empire began disintegrating following
    the death of this mighty king.
  
 
  
 
  
   

   |PALAS|    |PRATIHARAS|     |MUSLIM INVASION|
  
       |DELHI SULTANATE|    |SLAVE DYNASTY|     |KHILJIS|    |TUGHLAKS| 

  |TIMUR|    |SAYYADS|     |LODHIS|    |VIJAYANAGARA |    |BAHAMANI|  

  |BHAKTI MOVEMENT |    |SUFISM|     |MUGHALS|    |SHERSHAH| 
 
  |MUGHALS RE-ESTABLISHED|    |SIKH POWER|