Govinda III

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Govinda III was a powerful 8th–9th century Rashtrakuta emperor known for his successful military campaigns across northern and southern India and for consolidating one of the subcontinent’s largest early medieval empires.

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Govinda III canonical 9
Govinda III of the Rashtrakuta dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian monarch
Rashtrakuta emperor
medieval Indian ruler
capital Manyakheta
country Rashtrakuta Empire
linked to: Rashtrakuta dynasty
deathDate early 9th century CE
defeated Gurjara-Pratihara ruler Nagabhata II
Pala ruler Dharmapala
linked to: Dharmapala
dynasticHouse Rashtrakutas of Manyakheta
linked to: Rashtrakuta dynasty
era 8th century
9th century
father Dhruva Dharavarsha
governmentForm monarchy
historicalPeriod early medieval India
knownFor campaigns in southern India
consolidation of Rashtrakuta power
expansion of one of early medieval India’s largest empires
extensive military campaigns in northern India
languageOfInscriptions Kannada
Sanskrit
memberOf Rashtrakuta dynasty
militaryCampaign campaign against the Gurjara-Pratiharas
campaign against the Palas of Bengal
campaigns in Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
campaigns in the Deccan
campaigns in the Gangetic plains
campaigns in the Tamil country
notableAchievement extended influence to the shores of the Indian Ocean
made the Rashtrakuta Empire a pan-Indian power
secured Rashtrakuta supremacy over rival northern dynasties
patronage Hindu temples
Sanskrit learning
predecessor Dhruva Dharavarsha
regionRuled Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

parts of northern India
parts of southern India
reignEnd c. 814 CE
reignStart c. 793 CE
relative Dantidurga
Krishna I
religion Hinduism
spouse Queen Mukta Devi (attributed in some sources)
successor Amoghavarsha I
successorAsHeir Amoghavarsha I
title Jagattunga
Prabhutavarsha
Vikramavaloka

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Rashtrakuta dynasty notableRuler Govinda III
Dhruva Dharavarsha successor Govinda III
Dhruva Dharavarsha son Govinda III
Amoghavarsha I predecessor Govinda III
Amoghavarsha I father Govinda III
tripartite struggle for Kannauj involvedRuler Govinda III of the Rashtrakuta dynasty
linked to: Govinda III
Dhruva Dharavarsha successor Govinda III
Dhruva Dharavarsha child Govinda III
Tripartite Struggle hasParticipant Govinda III
subject linked to: Tripartite struggle