History of India, 814 AD, Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I became Rashtrakuta king

In 814 AD, Nripatunga Amoghavarsha I became the king of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.

He was a powerful ruler who extended the Rashtrakuta Empire to the Deccan Plateau and the Southern Indian Peninsula.

He was the first Rashtrakuta ruler to issue coins with the royal name engraved on them.

He was a patron of art and literature, and under his rule, literature flourished.

He wrote the famous work, Kavirajamarga, which is considered to be the earliest work of Kannada literature.

He was a great builder and constructed temples and monuments such as the Mallikarjuna Temple in Pattadakal and the Kailasanatha temple in Ellora Caves.

He was a great military strategist and was successful in defeating the Pallavas and the Gangas.

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