Indra IV explained

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Ratta-Kandarpa-Deva
Rajamartanda
Chaladankakara
Kirthi-Narayana
Succession:Last Rashtrakuta Emperor
Reign:973 - 20 March 982 (9 years)
Coronation:973 CE
Bankapura, Rashtrakuta Empire.
Predecessor:Karka II
Successor:Empire abolished
Death Date:20th March 982
Death Place:Shravanabelagola, Rashtrakuta Empire

Indra IV (r. 973–982 CE) was the last Rashtrakuta Emperor and a nephew of the feudatory king of Western Ganga Dynasty of Talakad. After Tailapa II captured Manyakheta, the Ganga Maharaja Marasimha II crowned Indra III as emperor in Bankapura and worked hard to keep the dwindling Rashtrakuta Empire intact after the betrayal and invasion of Parmaras of Malwa but in vain. Marasimha II committed Sallekhana at Bankapura in 975 and Indra IV followed him in 982 at Shravanabelagola.[1] Thus, the dynasty of Rashtrakutas vanished into history. However, several related families had come to power in various parts of India during the imperial expansion of the Manyakheta Empire. These kingdoms such as the Lattalura and Saundatti branches continued to rule for several centuries.

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  1. Book: Settar, S. . Shadakshari Settar

    . Inviting Death: Indian Attitude Towards the Ritual Death . BRILL . Shadakshari Settar . Monographs and theoretical studies in sociology and anthropology . 1989 . 28 . 21 . 90-04-08790-7.