Dantidurga, who set up his capital at Malkhed was a ______ ruler.

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SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I (Held On : 13 April 2022 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Rashtrakuta.

Key Points

Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.
The greatest king of Rashtrakuta was Amoghavarsha I who set up a new capital at Manyakheta (now Malkhed in Karnataka state).
He was converted into Jainism by Jinasena, a Jain monk.

Additional Information

The Pala Dynasty was the ruling Dynasty in Bihar and Bengal India, from the 8th to the 12th century.
- They were called the Palas because all their names ended in Pala, 'protector'.
- The founder of the dynasty was Gopala.
The founder of the Satavahana dynasty was Simuka.
- The Satavahanas established their independent rule after the decline of the Mauryas.
- Satavahanas ruled over parts of western and central India.
- They were also known as the Andhras.
Pratihara dynasty was founded by King Harichandra at Mandore, a city near Jodhpur in 640 AD.
- King Nagbhatta I, who was fourth in line from Harishchandra, captured an area Bhinmal, which used to be the capital of Gurjara.
- He earned the title of Gurjeshwar.