 In 972 A.D. , during the rule of <unk> Amoghavarsha , the Paramara King <unk> Harsha attacked the empire and plundered Manyakheta , the capital of the Rashtrakutas . This seriously undermined the reputation of the <unk> Empire and consequently led to its downfall . The final decline was sudden as Tailapa II , a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta ruling from Tardavadi province in modern Bijapur district , declared himself independent by taking advantage of this defeat . Indra IV , the last emperor , committed Sallekhana ( fasting unto death practised by Jain monks ) at Shravanabelagola . With the fall of the Rashtrakutas , their feudatories and related clans in the Deccan and northern India declared independence . The Western Chalukyas annexed Manyakheta and made it their capital until 1015 and built an impressive empire in the Rashtrakuta heartland during the 11th century . The focus of dominance shifted to the Krishna River – Godavari River doab called Vengi . The former feudatories of the Rashtrakutas in western Deccan were brought under control of the Chalukyas , and the hitherto @-@ suppressed Cholas of Tanjore became their arch enemies in the south . 
