Amoghavarsha III

Rashtrakuta Emperor from 936 to 939 CE

Amoghavarsha III
Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara Shri-prithvi-vallabha
Rashtrakuta Emperor
Reign	c. 936 – c. 939 CE
Predecessor	Govinda IV
Successor	Krishna III

Consort	Kundaka-Devi
Issue	Revaka Krishna III Khottiga Nirupama
Father	Jagattunga

Rashtrakuta dynasty
Dantidurga 735 – 756 Krishna I 756 – 774 Govinda II 774 – 780 Dhruva Dharavarsha 780 – 793 Govinda III 793 – 814 Amoghavarsha 814 – 878 Krishna II 878 – 914 Indra III 914 – 929 Amoghavarsha II 929 – 930 Govinda IV 930 – 936 Amoghavarsha III 936 – 939 Krishna III 939 – 967 Khottiga 967 – 972 Karka II 972 – 973 Indra IV 973 – 982

Amoghavarsha III (reigned 936–939 CE), whose Kannada name was Baddega (Kannada: ಬದ್ದೆಗ), was in exile in Tripuri and was a younger brother of Indra III and uncle to Govinda IV. He asceneded to the imperial throne with the help of feudatory King Arikesari of Vemulavada in Andhra and other vassals who revolted against Govinda IV. Not much is known about his uneventful reign. His advanced age and religious temperament did not allow him to show any interest in the governance of the empire which was left to his son Krishna III.^[1] He was married to Kundakadevi, a princess from the Kalachuri dynasty of Tripuri. His daughter Revaka was married to Western Ganga King Butuga II to whom a large territory was given as dowry.^[2]

References

Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.
Reu, Pandit Bisheshwar Nath (1997) [1933]. History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas). Jaipur: Publication scheme. ISBN 81-86782-12-5.