 Rashtrakuta ( IAST : <unk> ) 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 <unk> , a city in Central or West India . Other ruling Rashtrakuta clans from the same period mentioned in inscriptions were the kings of <unk> ( 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 . 
