 Rashtrakuta ( IAST : rāṣṭrakūṭa ) was a royal dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian Subcontinent between the sixth and 10th centuries . The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th @-@ century copper plate grant detailing their rule from Manapura , a city in Central or West India . Other ruling Rashtrakuta clans from the same period mentioned in inscriptions were the kings of Achalapur ( modern Elichpur in Maharashtra ) and the rulers of Kannauj . Several controversies exist regarding the origin of these early Rashtrakutas , their native home and their language . 
