Indra IV

Indra IV
Elevabedanga
Ratta-Kandarpa-Deva
Rajamartanda
Chaladankakara
Kirthi-Narayana
Last Rashtrakuta Emperor
Reign973 - 20 March 982 (9 years)
Coronation973 CE
Bankapura, Rashtrakuta Empire.
PredecessorKarka II
SuccessorEmpire abolished
Died20th March 982
Shravanabelagola, Rashtrakuta Empire

Indra IV (r. 973–982 CE) was the last Rashtrakuta Emperor and a nephew of the feudatory king of Western Ganga Dynasty of Talakad. After Tailapa II captured Manyakheta, the Ganga Maharaja Marasimha II crowned Indra III as emperor in Bankapura and worked hard to keep the dwindling Rashtrakuta Empire intact after the betrayal and invasion of Parmaras of Malwa but in vain. Marasimha II committed Sallekhana at Bankapura in 975 and Indra IV followed him in 982 at Shravanabelagola. [1] Thus, the dynasty of Rashtrakutas vanished into history. However, several related families had come to power in various parts of India during the imperial expansion of the Manyakheta Empire. These kingdoms such as the Lattalura and Saundatti branches continued to rule for several centuries.

  1. ^ Settar, S. (1989). Inviting Death: Indian Attitude Towards the Ritual Death. Monographs and theoretical studies in sociology and anthropology. Vol. 28. BRILL. p. 21. ISBN 90-04-08790-7.