Manyakheta

historical site, India

Also known as: Malkhaid, Malkhed

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Manyakheta, site of a former city in Karnataka, India, about 85 miles (135 km) southwest of Hyderabad. The city was founded in the 9th century by the Rashtrakuta ruler Amoghavarsha I and became the capital of the dynasty.

Modern:: Malkhaid

Also spelled:: Malkhed

Related Places:: Karnataka; India

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In 972 it was sacked by the Paramara ruler Siyaka. After the downfall of the dynasty in the following year, it was taken by the Chalukyas, who adopted it for some time as their capital. Thereafter it never regained its former glory and dwindled to the status of a village.

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