Dhruva I
Rashtrakuta king
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history of India
- In India: The tripartite struggle
The Rashtrakuta king Dhruva (reigned c. 780–793) attacked each in turn and claimed to have defeated them. This initiated a lengthy tripartite struggle. Dharmapala soon retook Kannauj and put his nominee on the throne. The Rashtrakutas were preoccupied with problems in the south. Vatsaraja’s successor, Nagabhata II (reigned…
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role in Rashtrakuta dynasty
- In Rashtrakuta dynasty
Dhruva I subdued the Gangas of Gangavadi (Mysore), contained the Pallavas of Kanchi, and defeated the king of Bengal and the Pratihara king, who were contending for Kannauj. Krishna II, who succeeded in 878, reacquired Gujarat, which Amoghavarsha I had lost, but failed to retake…
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