Krishna I () (r. 756 – 774 CE), an uncle of Dantidurga, took charge of the growing Rashtrakuta Empire by defeating the last Badami Chalukya emperor Kirtivarman II in 757. This is known from the copper plate grant of Emperor Govinda III of 807 and a copper plate grant of the

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Rashtrakuta ruler Karka from Baroda. Reu (1933), p57 He is also known as Kanhardeva or Kanhesvara and took the titles ''Akalavarsha'', ''Shubatunga'', ''Prithvivallabha'' and ''Shrivallabha.''He patronised the famous Jain logician Akalanka Bhatta, the author of ''Rajavartika''. Some

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are of the opinion that Krishna I usurped the throne from his nephew Dantidurga.Vincent Smith in Reu (1933), p58 But others disagree as the term "demise of Dantidurga" occur in the Kavi and Navasari copper plates indicating Krishna I must have ascended the throne after the death of Dantidurga. However, from the Baroda inscription it seems that Krishna I may have had to subdue another claimant to the throne, perhaps a Rashtrakuta prince or a son of Dantidurga.Reu (1933), p58 He successfully fought the

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King Sripurusha (and acquired some territory in Gangavadi, modern Southern Karnataka) and the

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s of South

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. He defeated the Eastern Chalukya ruler

Vishnuvardhana IV Vishnuvardhana IV was the tenth king of the Eastern Chalukyas, which ruled the region of Vengi. He reigned from 772 AD to 808 AD. He had martial ties with the imperial Rashtrakutas. The Rashtrakuta emperor Dhruva Dharavarsha gave his daughter ...

.Kamath (2001), p74 He commissioned 18 Shiva temples.Reu (1933), p78 The Kailasa temple at Ellora is generally attributed to him, based on certain epigraphs. His eldest son, Govinda II succeeded him.

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