Krishna I

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Krishna I was an early and powerful Rashtrakuta emperor of the 8th century, best known for expanding the dynasty’s territories and commissioning the rock-cut Kailasa temple at Ellora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian monarch
Rashtrakuta emperor
historical figure
associatedMonument Kailasanatha temple (Cave 16, Ellora)
associatedReligionOfMonuments Shaivite Hinduism
associatedSite Ellora Caves
capital Manyakheta
centuryOfActivity 8th century
commissioned Kailasa temple, Ellora
linked to: Kailasa Temple
countryInPresentDay India
deathCentury 8th century
dynasty Rashtrakuta dynasty
era early Rashtrakuta period
expandedInto Konkan region
linked to: Konkan

parts of present-day Karnataka
parts of present-day Maharashtra
father Dantidurga’s brother
historicalReputation early and powerful Rashtrakuta ruler
knownFor commissioning the Kailasa temple at Ellora
patronage of rock-cut architecture
territorial expansion of the Rashtrakuta Empire
languageOfInscriptions Kannada
Sanskrit
majorBattleOrCampaign campaigns in the Deccan
monumentLocation Ellora, Maharashtra
linked to: Ellora Caves
notableAchievement consolidation of Rashtrakuta power in the Deccan
strengthening imperial administration
patronOf Hindu temples
Shaivism
predecessor Dantidurga
regionRuled Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

South India
reignEnd c. 774 CE
reignStart c. 756 CE
relative Dantidurga
religion Hinduism
royalHouse Rashtrakuta of Manyakheta
linked to: Rashtrakuta dynasty
ruledPartOfPresentDayState Karnataka
Maharashtra
Telangana
styleOfArchitecturePatronized rock-cut Dravidian architecture
successor Govinda II
successorAsRuler Govinda II
title Maharajadhiraja
Parameshvara
usedRoyalTitlesInInscriptions true

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Kailasa Temple patron Krishna I
Cave 16 patron Krishna I
Dhruva Dharavarsha predecessor Krishna I
Dhruva Dharavarsha father Krishna I
Dantidurga relative Krishna I
Dantidurga successor Krishna I
Govinda III relative Krishna I
Dhruva Dharavarsha predecessor Krishna I
Dhruva Dharavarsha father Krishna I