Society and Culture during Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas

5.1 Do you know

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“The Chalukya was an Indian royal dynasty that ruled large parts of southern and central between the 6th and 12th centuries. During Inscriptions and this period they ruled as three Literatures form main individual dynasties but closely source of the study of the related each other. These are the Chalukyas Chalukyas, and two sibling dynasties, the Kalyani Chalukyas Temple, and Chalukyas.”

“The Rashtrakuta was a The social and cultural royal dynasty ruling lives of the people in the between the 6th and 10th centuries. age of Rashtrakutas have According to popular belief they been preserved in the were of origin. They had inscriptions, literature, good command and contribution sculptures and foreigner’s towards art and architecture which Inscription accounts of that period. was unique during the period ”

5.2 Timeline

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Period of Pulakesin I, the first ruler and founder of the 543-566 CE Badami

609-642 CE Period of the Pulakesin II

Artistic depiction of Pulakesin II

746-753 CE Period of Kirtivarman II

735 -756 CE Foundation of the Rashtrakuta Empire by

Kailash Temple was built by the Rashtrakuta king 756-773 CE I Kailasanath Temple, Ellora

Govinda III became the ruler of the Rashtrakuta 793-814 CE Empire.

814-878 CE Period of the king I

939-967 CE Krishan III, the ruler of the later Rashtrakuta

5.3 Glossary

Staring Related Term Definition Character Term

A Horse sacrifice vajapeya

D Dana Gifts devadana

G Ghandharva A form of marriage rakshasa

G Ghatikas An Educational Centre agrahara

K Kavishiksha Guide to Poets kavitha

M Mahajanas Important people of Rashtrakuta society gamundas

N Nalku-jati Four principal chaturvarna

N Navayats Muslim new comers nawwati

S Sahagamana Practice of (Self-Immolation) udankattai

T Hindu Trinity Gods

V Vrata Religious Vows yajana

V Vyakarana Grammar jyotisha

5.4 Web Links

Web links https://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Chalukya_dynasty_western_chalukya_empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Rashtrakuta_empire_of_Manyakheta http://myupscprelims.blogspot.com/2016/05/rashtrakutas-dynasty-socioeconomic-and.html https://en.wikipedia,org/wiki/Rashtrakuat_dynasty www.indianetzone.com/chalukya_dynasty www.gloriuosindia.com/history/chalukyas_dynasty.html www.exampariksha.com/rashtrakuta-dynasty-history-study-material-notes www.readorrefer.in/.../Rashtrakutas-Administration-Society-Culture-Economy www.historydiscussion.net/Indian History-kingdom-chalukya-kingdom www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/chalukya-dyansty www.gktoday.in/chalukyas-of-kalyani https://www.scribd.com...../society-and-economy-under-the-chalukyas-of-kalyana

5.5 Bibliography

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Gopal. B.R, The Chalukyas of Kalyani and Kalachuris, , 1991. Jayashri Mishra, Social and Economic Conditions under the Imperial Rashtrakutas, New Delhi, 1992. Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, Western Chalukya Empire, New Delhi, 2012.

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Madan, A.P., The History of the Rastrakutas, New Delhi, 1990.

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