How did the Rashtrakutas become powerful?

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In the mid-eighth century Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, overthrew his Chalukyan overlord.

He performed a ritual called Hiranya-garbha with the help of Brahmanas.

This ritual was, then, considered to lead the rebirth of the sacrificer as Kshatriya, even if he was not Kshatriya by birth.

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●        It was during the seventh century that the kings acknowledged the big landlords as their subordinates or Samanthas.
●        The semantics were expected to bring gifts and provide military support to their kings. In due course, they gained power and wealth.
●        They declared themselves to be maha-samantas, maha- mandaleshvar (the great lord of a circle or region), and so on.
●        Rashtrakutas were one of them who were initially the subordinates of the Chalukyas in Deccan. In the mid-eighth century, Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta chief, performed a ritual hiranya-garbha and overthrew the Chalukya overlord.
●        After the ritual was over he was reborn as Kshatriya, even if he was not by birth.

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