# Dantidurga - King

URL: https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/dantidurga
Reign: c. 735 – c. 756 CE
Dynasty or school: Rashtrakuta
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dantidurga

Founder of the Rashtrakuta empire who overthrew the Badami Chalukya Kirtivarman II around 753 and performed the Hiranyagarbha ritual at Ujjain; he established Rashtrakuta supremacy across the Deccan.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Vikramaditya II](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/vikramaditya-ii)
- Next in list: [Kirtivarman II](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/rulers/kirtivarman-ii)

## Timeline events during this reign or lifetime
- 738 - [Nagabhata I Checks the Arabs](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/738-nagabhata-i-checks-the-arabs)
- 739 - [Avanijanashraya Pulakeshin Defeats the Arabs](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/739-avanijanashraya-pulakeshin-defeats-the-arabs)
- 740 - [Vikramaditya II Enters Kanchi](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/740-vikramaditya-ii-enters-kanchi)
- 750 - [Licchavi Patronage at Pashupatinath](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/750-licchavi-patronage-at-pashupatinath)
- 750 - [Gopala Founds the Pala Dynasty](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/750-gopala-founds-the-pala-dynasty)
- 753 - [Dantidurga Founds the Rashtrakuta Empire](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/753-dantidurga-founds-the-rashtrakuta-empire)
- 756 - [Krishna I Begins the Kailasa Temple](https://allhistories.com/hinduism/timeline/756-krishna-i-begins-the-kailasa-temple)