Khottiga

Khottiga or Amoghavarsha IV (r. 967–972 CE), who bore the title Nityavarsha,^[1] was a Rashtrakuta Emperor. During his reign, the Rashtrakutas started to decline. The Paramara King Siyaka II plundered Manyakheta and Khottiga died fighting them. This information is available from the Jain work Mahapurana written by Pushpadanta. He was succeeded by Karka II who only reigned for a few months. In 968 CE, Khottiga installed a panavatta at Danavulapadu Jain temple for the Mahamastakabhisheka of Shantinatha.^[2][3]

Khottiga
Nityavarsha
Rashtrakuta Emperor
Reign	c. 967 – c. 972 CE
Predecessor	Krishna III
Successor	Karka II
Died	972 CE Manyakheta, Rashtrakuta Empire (present-day Malkhed, India)
Father	Amoghavarsha III

References

• K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1960). "The Chāḷukyas of Kalyāṇi and the Kalachuris of Kalyāṇi". In Ghulam Yazdani (ed.). The Early History of the Deccan Parts. Vol. 1 (Parts I-IV). Oxford University Press. pp. 315–468. OCLC 59001459.
• Reu, Pandit Bisheshwar Nath (1997) [1933]. History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas). Jaipur: Publication scheme. ISBN 81-86782-12-5.
• Kamath, Suryanath U. (2001) [1980]. A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 80905179. OCLC 7796041.
• Nandi, Ramendra Nath (1973). Religious Institutions and Cults in the Deccan, C. A.D. 600-A.D. 1000. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-08-426-0564-9.
• Shah, Umakant Premanand (1987). Jaina-rūpa-maṇḍana: Jaina iconography. Vol. 1. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-208-6.

Preceded by Krishna III

Rashtrakuta Emperor 967–972

Succeeded by Karka II

1. K. A. Nilakanta Sastri 1960, p. 297.
2. Shah 1987, p. 156.
3. Nandi 1973, p. 35.