Rashtrakuta was a Hindu dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the 6th and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing their rule from Manapur, a city in Central or West India. Other ruling Rashtrakuta clans from the same period mentioned in inscriptions were the kings of Achalapur and the rulers of Kannauj. Several controversies exist regarding the origin of these early Rashtrakutas, their native homeland and their language.
Kashivishvanatha temple at Pattadakal, Karnataka
Jain Narayana temple at Pattadakal, Karnataka
Kailasanath Temple at Ellora, Maharashtra
Dravidian style architecture. Top view of Navalinga Temples at Kuknur, Karnataka
Kannauj is a city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city's name is an evolved form of the classical name Kanyakubja. It was also known as Mahodaya during the time of Mihira Bhoja. It is situated 104 kilometres west of the state capital, Lucknow.
Annapurna Temple in Tirwa, Kannauj
Coin of the Maukharis of Kannauj under Maharaja Isanavarman, circa 535-553 CE
Coin of Emperor Harsha of the Vardhana dynasty, circa 606–647 CE
Ruins at Cannouge, an engraving by Thomas Daniell from 1802