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| image = Old Kannada inscription (765 AD) from Hattimattur inscription of Rashtrakuta King Krishna I.jpg<br />
| caption = Fragment of Old Kannada inscription (765 AD) from Hattimattur of Rashtrakuta King Krishna I<br />
| succession = 2nd [[Rashtrakuta Empire|Rashtrakuta Emperor]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|756|774 CE}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Dantidurga]]<br />
| successor = [[Govinda II]]<br />
| issue = [[Govinda II]] <br />[[Dhruva Dharavarsha]]<br />
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'''Krishna I''' ({{lang-kn|ಅಕಾಲವರ್ಷ ಶುಭತುಂಗ ಕೃಷ್ಣ}}) (reign 756–774 CE), an uncle of [[Dantidurga]], took charge of the growing [[Rashtrakuta Empire]] by defeating the last Badami Chalukya ruler [[Kirtivarman II]] in 757. This is known from the copper plate grant of Emperor [[Govinda III]] of 807 and a [[Indian copper plate inscriptions|copper plate]] grant of the [[Gujarat]] Rashtrakuta Emperor Karka from [[Baroda]].<ref name="copper">[[Bisheshwar Nath Reu|Reu]] (1933), p57</ref> He is also known as Kannara or Kannesvara and took the titles ''Akalavarsha'', ''Shubatunga'', ''Prithvivallabha'' and ''Shrivallabha''. He patronised the famous [[Jain]] logician [[Akalanka]] Bhatta, the author of ''Rajavartika''.<br />
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Some historians are of the opinion that Krishna I usurped the throne from his nephew Dantidurga.<ref name="usurp">Vincent Smith in Reu (1933), p58</ref> But others disagree as the term "demise of Dantidurga" occur in the Kavi and Navasari copper plates indicating Krishna I must have ascended the throne after the death of Dantidurga. However, from the Baroda inscription it seems that Krishna I may have had to subdue another claimant to the throne, perhaps a Rashtrakuta prince or a son of Dantidurga.<ref name="prince">Reu (1933), p58</ref> <br />
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He successfully fought the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] King [[Sripurusha]] (and acquired some territory in Gangavadi, modern Southern Karnataka) and the [[Shilahara]]s of South [[Konkan]]. He defeated the [[Eastern Chalukya]] ruler [[Vishnuvardhana IV]].<ref name="def">Kamath (2001), p74</ref> He was responsible for building 18 Shiva temples. 1800 coins of his, discovered recently, have the legend ''Parama Maheshvara'' which indicates his strong Shaiva faith.<ref name="faith">Reu (1933), p78</ref> The [[Kailasa temple, Ellora|Kailasa temple]] at [[Ellora Caves|Ellora]] is generally attributed to him, based on certain epigraphs.{{sfn|Owen|2012|pp=135-136}}<br />
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His eldest son, [[Govinda II]] came to power after him.<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|orig-year=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)|orig-year=1933|year=1997|publisher= Publication scheme|location= Jaipur|isbn= 81-86782-12-5}}<br />
* {{cite book |first=Lisa |last=Owen |title=Carving Devotion in the Jain Caves at Ellora |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vHK2WE8xAzYC&pg=PA135 |year=2012 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=90-04-20629-9 }}<br />
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