alleryWhat did the Arabic text Silsilat al-Tawarikh (851) call the Rashtrakutas?
AA vassal state of the Palas
BOne of four principal empires
CA hill tribe of Gujarat
DThe ruling house of Bengal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. One of four principal empires
1. The text was written in 851 by an Arab source.
2. It called the Rashtrakutas one of the four principal empires of the world.
3. They were neither a feudatory nor a mere tribe.
_Source: Wikipedia, Rashtrakuta dynasty, Lead section_
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