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The language of the inscriptions is actually closer to Sanskrit than to the literary Prakrit, Maharashtri Prakrit, [114] used in the Gaha Sattasai anthology. [115] Considered an ancestor language of modern Marathi, [116] Maharashtri Prakrit was adopted as a courtly, [117] or official, [118] language by the Satavahana dynasty.
Maharashtri was the official language of the Satavahana dynasty in the early centuries of the Common Era. [15] Under the patronage of the Satavahana Empire, Maharashtri became the most widespread Prakrit of its time, and also dominated the literary culture amongst the three "Dramatic" Prakrits of the time, Maharashtri, Shauraseni and Magadhi.
List of Satavahana dynasty rulers Serial. Nu Ruler Reign 1 Simuka: before 100 BCE 2 Kanha: c. 100–70 BCE 3 Satakarni I: c. 70–60 BCE 4 Satakarni II: c. 50–25 BCE Kshatrapa interregnum rule with vassal Satavahana kings: 5 Hāla (vassal under Kshatrapas) c. 20–24 CE 6 Nahapana (Kshatrapas King) c. 54–100 CE Restored Satavahana dynasty: 7
Around 230 BCE, the Maharashtra region was taken over by the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled the area for the next 400 years. [16] A notable ruler of the Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Satakarni, who defeated Scythian invaders. This dynasty mainly used the Prakrit language on their coins and the inscriptions on the walls of Buddhist ...
Patwardhan Dynasty was an Indian dynasty established by the Chitpavan Brahmin Patwardhan family; Satavahana Dynasty - 230bc to 250ad in present day part of Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, Northern Karnataka, etc [11] Sena dynasty, ruled by Brahmakshatriya; Shunga Empire of Magadha was established by Pushyamitra Shunga ...
The inscription is a reliable historical record, providing a name and floruit to the Satavahana dynasty. [12] [32] [11] 1911 sketch of numerals history in ancient India, with the Naneghat inscription shapes. The Naneghat inscriptions have been important to the study of history of numerals. [9]
The Chola Purva Patayam ("Ancient Chola Record"), a Tamil language manuscript of uncertain date, contains the following legend about Shalivahana (also known as Bhoja in this story): [5] Shalivahana was born in Ayodhya, in a potter's house, by the grace of Shesha. When he grew up, he became a king and defeated Vikramaditya, marking the beginning ...
Satakarni (also called Sātakarnī I, Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, Sātakaṇi) was the third of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 70-60 BCE, [6] although some authors have claimed 187-177 BCE, [7] and most recently dated to 88-42 BCE. [8]