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| succession = [[Rashtrakuta Empire|Rashtrakuta Emperor]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|774|780 CE}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Krishna I]]<br />
| father = [[Krishna I]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Rashtrakuta Empire|Rashtrakuta]]<br />
| successor = [[Dhruva Dharavarsha]]<br />
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'''Govinda II''' (reigned 774–780 CE) was an emperor of the [[Rashtrakuta Empire]] after [[Krishna I]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashtrakuta Dynasty Timeline|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/timeline/Rashtrakuta_Dynasty/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=[[World History Encyclopedia]]}}</ref> <br />
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The eldest son of [[Krishna I]], Govinda II left the administration to his younger brother [[Dhruva Dharavarsha]] (who was also known as Nirupama).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Topic: Rashtrakuta Dynasty [Medieval History ofI ndia For UPSC]|url=https://cdn1.byjus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rashtrakuta-Dynasty-Medieval-History-Of-India-For-UPSC.pdf|website=cdn1.byjus.com}}</ref> Apart from his dedication to sensual pleasures and an invasion of [[Vengi]] and the subsequent defeat of Eastern Chalukya ruler [[Vishnuvardhana IV]] (when his father Krishna I was still the Rashtrakuta emperor), not much is known about Govinda II.<ref name="pleasure">[[Bisheshwar Nath Reu|Reu]] (1933), p60</ref> It seems his younger brother Dhruva did most of the conquering as the empire had reached three times the size it was during the time of Krishna I. From the [[Paithan]] copper plate inscription that an attempt by Govinda II to regain his lost control over the empire with the help of neighboring Kings of [[Malwa]], [[Kanchi]] and [[Vengi]] failed and that [[Dhruva Dharavarsha]] brought the empire firmly under his control.<ref name="control">Reu (1933), p61</ref><br />
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*{{cite book |last= Kamath|first= Suryanath U.|title= A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present|origyear=1980|year= 2001|publisher= Jupiter books|location= Bangalore|oclc= 7796041 |lccn=80905179}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Reu|first= Pandit Bisheshwar Nath |title=History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas)|origyear=1933|year=1997|publisher= Publication scheme|location= Jaipur|isbn= 81-86782-12-5}}<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061104095148/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/history.htm History of Karnataka, Mr. Arthikaje]<br />
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