Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?

The Rashtrakuta polity was established by Dantidurga (also spelled Dandidurga), who rose from a Chalukya feudatory to overthrow the last Chalukya ruler of Vatapi and assume imperial titles after his conquests; this act marks the foundation of the Rashtrakuta dynasty and the shift of power to Manyakheta/Malkhed as the new centre [1]. Contemporary and later accounts identify Dantidurga explicitly as the dynasty’s founder, with successors like Krishna I and Amoghavarsha I expanding and consolidating the empire he initiated. Thus, while later rulers enhanced Rashtrakuta power and patronage, the initial foundation is credited to Dantidurga [2].

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 8: Harsha and Rise of Regional Kingdoms > 8.4 Rise of Rashtrakuta Dynasty > p. 113
2. [2] https://sos.cg.nic.in/E-Books/12th/English/eng-book%20315%20History/History_315%20(Final%20Book).pdf