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Al-Masʿudi, the Arab Historian, Mentions Rashtrakutas as Kannadigas in His Work Muruj al-Dhahab

11th CE Kashmiri work mentions Rastrakutas as Karnatas

In Reply, i have shown why army of Rastrakutas was uber successful in Conquests

(Hint: Militarization of Karnataka)
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According to Nitvakyamrta, a contemporary work on politics mentions how every villages of Kanarese country were trained to fight & how everyone was expected to attain glory.

Each hero was glorified in hero-stones.

In-fact highest density of hero-stones are found in Karnataka. Image
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Gadag District was most famed for producing glorious warriors, In-fact the largest herostone to be ever discovered was found in Gadag.

In that stone we can see Martyred being carried to gods.

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||Persian influence in Vijayanagara||

Like in the north, we find Persian culture was heavily absorbed in Dakshinapath especially in the glorious city of its time Vijayanagara, which then happened to be the capital of कर्णाटराज्यम्.
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Rulers of Vijayanagara started styling themselves as "Hindu-raya-surtarana" which translates to "Sultan among Indian kings." which was later used by other minor hindu chieftain by next century.

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This first appeared in 11th-12th CE Persia.
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In quoted thread inscriptions of Sindas claiming okkala origin was given.

One of the progenitors of Kunchitiga is called "Havina Kama raya", his descendants are called "Havinavaru" (Snake clan).

The last Sinda in Karnataka was called Sarpa Kamayya (Snake Kamayya)
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An older inscription in Dharwad ~1043 AD mentions a "Kunchavadiga" Dasayya of the Sinda kula.

"Sinda-davrau" is a Kula among Kunchitigas.

The Sindas claimed to be Bujagendravamsha (Naga).

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||THE REAL CHALUKYAS🐗, POST 1156AD||

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Bijjala II, a Kalachuri feudatory of Chalukyas became powerful & made himself ruler of Kalyani/Basava-Kalyan.

Chalukya territories were taken over by:
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In 1307–1310 CE – Maratha Malik Kafur annexed seuna-yadava territory(pic2)

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1343 CE – Last great Hoysalan ruler Veera Ballala III was flayed/skinned
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The chalukya descent Tuluva dynasty was a Shudra family - this is known from members of this family declaring themselves as belonging to Chaturtha gotra during the time of Achyutadevaraya (Krishnadevaraya's brother) in inscriptions at Tirupati.
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The earliest record of the Tuluva clan is from Honnali in Davanagere district of Karnataka dated to about 1203 AD.

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Saluvas were descendants of Kalyani Chalukyas. They claimed to belong to Chalukya vamsa in the Gorantla inscription.​ Interestingly even the Aravidu line of Vijayanagar was descended from the Chalukyas.!

Saluvas who ruled coastal karnatka are from kalyana Karnataka(north east Karnataka) they are not native of Mangaluru as shown by tulus.Image
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Saluva krishnadevaraya of Tuluva dynasty who is part of Saluva rayas family asserting his Kalyana Chalukya ancestory with Kalyanapurvardishvara title.

Earlier chalukyas served under Sangama dynasty who were last yadava prince who are assumed to seuna-yadava of Hattagara lineage.

Chalukyas didnt go anywhere they remained where they were and continued serving Karnata, speaking canarese.

Out of 4 dynasties of Vijayanagara 3 were chalukyas all being Kalayana-chalukya.

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inscription of 4th dynasty of Vijayanagara with the inscriptions of Chalukya ancestory and also mentioning chalukya title which are contemporary to Ramaraya
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We know about Hemmadi Deva of seuna family a mahamandaleshwar of chalukya whose multiple inscription have been discovered(United dharwad-United Bijapur region), in the gadag inscription we can see mention of a specific Gavunda/Gouda along with 8 more.
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We can find mention of Davala in Far north, where The text praises a royal lineage. It begins with Harivarman and his wife Ruchi.
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Dhavala is praised extensively in the inscription.
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