Indra IV

Indra IV (ruled 973–982 CE) was the last Great king and The Last significant ruler of the Rashtrakuta dynasty of Manyakheta (modern Malkhed in Karnataka, India). He was the grandson of Krishna III,^[2] and the nephew of Marasimha II, the Western Ganga Dynasty feudatory king of Talakad.^[3]

Indra IV
Elevabedanga Ratta-Kandarpa-Deva Rajamartanda Chaladankakara Kirthi-Narayana
Rashtrakuta Emperor
Reign	973–20 March 982
Coronation	973 Bankapura, Rashtrakuta Empire.
Predecessor	Karka II
Successor	Position abolished
Died	20 March 982[1] Shravanabelagola, Rashtrakuta Empire
Religion	Jainism

During his reign, the Rashtrakuta Empire declined severely after invasions and betrayal by the Paramaras of Malwa. Marasimha II made considerable efforts to preserve the weakening empire but ultimately failed.^[4] Both Marasimha II and Indra IV later renounced royal life, became Jain monks,^[5] and performed Sallekhana—the Jain ritual of voluntary fasting to death—at Shravanabelagola on 20 March 982 CE.^[6]

With Indra IV’s death, the main line of the Rashtrakuta dynasty came to an end. However, several collateral branches—such as the Lattalura and the Rattas of Saundatti—continued to rule in different parts of India for centuries.^[7]

See also

• Branches of Rashtrakuta Dynasty