Territorial change of Rashtrakuta Empire (Rashtrakuta Dynasty)

“Rashtrakuta Empire”(Rashtrakuta Dynasty) — appears in this map’s data from AD 755 to 989. Its territory was largest in AD 788 – 792, at ≈ 1.14 million km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 755 – 756≈ 525 thousand km²
AD 757 – 771≈ 735 thousand km²
AD 772 – 782≈ 910 thousand km²
AD 783 – 787≈ 911 thousand km²
AD 788 – 792≈ 1.14 million km²
AD 793 – 805≈ 910 thousand km²
AD 806 – 824≈ 1.06 million km²
AD 825 – 839≈ 1.06 million km²
AD 840 – 849≈ 1.06 million km²
AD 850 – 859≈ 887 thousand km²
AD 860 – 897≈ 785 thousand km²
AD 898 – 921≈ 786 thousand km²
AD 922 – 925≈ 1.02 million km²
AD 926 – 935≈ 786 thousand km²
AD 936 – 946≈ 786 thousand km²
AD 947 – 979≈ 768 thousand km²
AD 980 – 989≈ 22 thousand km²
AD 755AD 989

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 788 – 792 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 755≈ 525 thousand km²13 of 79
AD 757≈ 735 thousand km²7 of 76
AD 763≈ 735 thousand km²7 of 74
AD 768≈ 735 thousand km²7 of 75
AD 772≈ 910 thousand km²6 of 72
AD 775≈ 910 thousand km²7 of 73
AD 778≈ 910 thousand km²7 of 72
AD 783≈ 911 thousand km²8 of 73
AD 788≈ 1.14 million km²7 of 68
AD 793≈ 910 thousand km²7 of 78
AD 800≈ 910 thousand km²7 of 77
AD 806≈ 1.06 million km²7 of 73
AD 814≈ 1.06 million km²7 of 76
AD 825≈ 1.06 million km²8 of 77
AD 830≈ 1.06 million km²8 of 77
AD 840≈ 1.06 million km²7 of 80
AD 850≈ 887 thousand km²5 of 86
AD 860≈ 785 thousand km²6 of 89
AD 866≈ 785 thousand km²6 of 95
AD 870≈ 785 thousand km²6 of 94
AD 875≈ 785 thousand km²7 of 97
AD 876≈ 785 thousand km²7 of 97
AD 878≈ 785 thousand km²8 of 100
AD 880≈ 785 thousand km²8 of 102
AD 882≈ 785 thousand km²9 of 101
AD 884≈ 785 thousand km²9 of 102
AD 886≈ 785 thousand km²10 of 104
AD 887≈ 785 thousand km²9 of 107
AD 888≈ 785 thousand km²8 of 108
AD 892≈ 785 thousand km²8 of 108
AD 896≈ 785 thousand km²8 of 109
AD 898≈ 786 thousand km²8 of 115
AD 899≈ 786 thousand km²8 of 117
AD 900≈ 786 thousand km²8 of 114
AD 911≈ 786 thousand km²7 of 123
AD 922≈ 1.02 million km²5 of 117
AD 926≈ 786 thousand km²8 of 112
AD 936≈ 786 thousand km²8 of 116
AD 947≈ 768 thousand km²8 of 117
AD 960≈ 768 thousand km²9 of 118
AD 961≈ 768 thousand km²9 of 119
AD 962≈ 768 thousand km²9 of 120
AD 970≈ 768 thousand km²11 of 115
AD 980≈ 22 thousand km²83 of 111

Its highest rank was in AD 922: number 117 of 5.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 10 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 922gainedPratihara dynasty≈ 235 thousand km²
AD 926lostPratihara dynasty≈ 235 thousand km²
AD 788gainedPratihara dynasty≈ 234 thousand km²
AD 793lostPratihara dynasty≈ 214 thousand km²
AD 757gainedChalukya dynasty≈ 209 thousand km²
AD 860lostPratihara dynasty≈ 103 thousand km²
AD 806gainedPratihara dynasty≈ 103 thousand km²
AD 806gainedPallava dynasty≈ 51 thousand km²
AD 990lostWestern Chalukya Empire≈ 22 thousand km²
AD 793lostPala Empire≈ 21 thousand km²

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Chalukya dynasty · Gupta Empire

Succeeded by: Western Chalukya Empire

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Rashtrakuta Empire (Kannada: [raːʂʈrɐkuːʈɐ]) was an early medieval Indian empire ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the 6th and 10th centuries.

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