UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 1997 · Q6 · 60 marks
‘Achieving dominance in the south of the Vindhyas did not satisfy the ambitions of the Rashtrakutas, they also wanted to achieve dominance over the Gangetic PIains.’ Elaborate and comment.
- Chapter
- Regional States during Gupta Era
- Topic
- Rashtrakutas and the Struggle for Kannauj
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