Who among the following laid the foundation of Rashtrakuta Empire?

1. The question asks who laid the foundation of the Rashtrakuta Empire. 2. The Rashtrakuta Dynasty was a significant power in the Deccan region of India. 3. The foundation of the independent Rashtrakuta Empire is credited to Dantidurga (also known as Dantivarman). 4. Dantidurga overthrew his Chalukya overlords around 753 CE to establish the empire. 5. Amoghavarsha I, Dhruva Dharavarsha, and Krishna I were later important rulers of the dynasty, but Dantidurga was the founder.