Krishna I

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Krishna I was an early and powerful Rashtrakuta emperor of the 8th century, best known for expanding the dynasty’s territories and commissioning the rock-cut Kailasa temple at Ellora.

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Krishna I canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian monarch ⓘ
Rashtrakuta emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedMonument Kailasanatha temple (Cave 16, Ellora) ⓘ
associatedReligionOfMonuments Shaivite Hinduism ⓘ
associatedSite Ellora Caves ⓘ
capital Manyakheta ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 8th century ⓘ
commissioned Kailasa temple, Ellora ⓘ
linked to: Kailasa Temple
countryInPresentDay India ⓘ
deathCentury 8th century ⓘ
dynasty Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
era early Rashtrakuta period ⓘ
expandedInto Konkan region ⓘ
linked to: Konkan

parts of present-day Karnataka ⓘ
parts of present-day Maharashtra ⓘ
father Dantidurga’s brother ⓘ
historicalReputation early and powerful Rashtrakuta ruler ⓘ
knownFor commissioning the Kailasa temple at Ellora ⓘ
patronage of rock-cut architecture ⓘ
territorial expansion of the Rashtrakuta Empire ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Kannada ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
majorBattleOrCampaign campaigns in the Deccan ⓘ
monumentLocation Ellora, Maharashtra ⓘ
linked to: Ellora Caves
notableAchievement consolidation of Rashtrakuta power in the Deccan ⓘ
strengthening imperial administration ⓘ
patronOf Hindu temples ⓘ
Shaivism ⓘ
predecessor Dantidurga ⓘ
regionRuled Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

South India ⓘ
reignEnd c. 774 CE ⓘ
reignStart c. 756 CE ⓘ
relative Dantidurga ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
royalHouse Rashtrakuta of Manyakheta ⓘ
linked to: Rashtrakuta dynasty
ruledPartOfPresentDayState Karnataka ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Telangana ⓘ
styleOfArchitecturePatronized rock-cut Dravidian architecture ⓘ
successor Govinda II ⓘ
successorAsRuler Govinda II ⓘ
title Maharajadhiraja ⓘ
Parameshvara ⓘ
usedRoyalTitlesInInscriptions true ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kailasa Temple → patron → Krishna I ⓘ
Cave 16 → patron → Krishna I ⓘ
Dhruva Dharavarsha → predecessor → Krishna I ⓘ
Dhruva Dharavarsha → father → Krishna I ⓘ
Dantidurga → relative → Krishna I ⓘ
Dantidurga → successor → Krishna I ⓘ
Govinda III → relative → Krishna I ⓘ
Dhruva Dharavarsha → predecessor → Krishna I ⓘ
Dhruva Dharavarsha → father → Krishna I ⓘ