Krishna II (r. 878–914 CE) ascended the Rashtrakuta throne after the demise of his illustrious father Amoghavarsha I Nrupatunga.
He suffered some reversals against the Eastern Chalukyas ruled by King Gunaga Vijayaditya III whose commander pursued Krishna II to central India.
After the death of Vijayaditya III, Krishna II continued hostilities against Chalukya Bhima I in 892 and succeeded in defeating him and taking him prisoner.
After the death of Aditya I, instead of his Rashtrakuta lineage son Kannara-devan ascending the throne, Parantaka I became the Chola monarch.
Krishna II then invaded the Chola realm with the help of his feudatories, the Banas and the Vaidumbas rulers, hoping to force the issue.