Explanation : There is uncertainty about the location of the early capital of the Rashtrakutas. However, Since most of the Rashtrakuta monuments are found at Ellora (IIapura), with nothing correspondence at Malkhed (Manyakhet), it has been suggested that the early Rashtrakuta capital was located in the vicinity of the Ellora caves in the time of Dantidurga who was the founder and first ruler of the dynasty, Later. Amoghavarsha I made Manyakhet his capital that remained the Rashtrakutas' regal capital until the end of the empire. ....Read more