Explanation:

The Rashtrakutas were of Kannada origin and Kannada language was their mother tongue. Dantidurga was the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.

Rashtrakuta Administration: The Rashtrakuta kingdom divided the directly administered areas into rashtra (provinces), visaya and bhukti. The head of the rashtra is called rashtrapati who was vested with functions like collection of land revenue and maintaining law and order. The visya was like a modern
district and the bhukti was a smaller unit than it. Below these territorial divisions was the village. The village was the basic unit of administration. Village administration was carried by village headman and village accountant whose posts were generally hereditary. They were paid by grants of rent-free lands..

The empire consisted of areas administered directly (by the king) and areas ruled by vassal chiefs. The chiefs paid tribute to the king but were autonomous as far as their internal affairs were concerned. They also contributed troops to the king‘s army. But the vassals always aspired to be independent and wars between them and their king were common. For example, Rashtrakutas had to fight constantly against the vassal chiefs of Vengi and Karnataka.