| Indra IV | |
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| Elevabedanga Ratta-Kandarpa-Deva Rajamartanda Chaladankakara Kirthi-Narayana | |
| Last Rashtrakuta Emperor | |
| Reign | 973 - 20 March 982 (9 years) |
| Coronation | 973 CE Bankapura, Rashtrakuta Empire. |
| Predecessor | Karka II |
| Successor | Empire abolished |
| Died | 20th March 982 Shravanabelagola, Rashtrakuta Empire |
| Rashtrakuta dynasty |
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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.
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References
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