 The successor of Govinda III , Amoghavarsha I made Manyakheta his capital and ruled a large empire . Manyakheta remained the Rashtrakutas ' regal capital until the end of the empire . He came to the throne in 814 but it was not until 821 that he had suppressed revolts from feudatories and ministers . Amoghavarsha I made peace with the Western Ganga dynasty by giving them his two daughters in marriage , and then defeated the invading Eastern Chalukyas at <unk> and assumed the title <unk> . His rule was not as militant as that of Govinda III as he preferred to maintain friendly relations with his neighbours , the Gangas , the Eastern Chalukyas and the Pallavas with whom he also cultivated marital ties . His era was an enriching one for the arts , literature and religion . Widely seen as the most famous of the Rashtrakuta Emperors , Amoghavarsha I was an accomplished scholar in Kannada and Sanskrit . His Kavirajamarga is considered an important landmark in Kannada poetics and Prashnottara Ratnamalika in Sanskrit is a writing of high merit and was later translated into the Tibetan language . Because of his religious temperament , his interest in the arts and literature and his peace @-@ loving nature , he has been compared to the emperor Ashoka and called " Ashoka of the South " . 
