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Later Satavahana kings like Gauthamiputra Satakarni, Vastistiputra pulamovi and Yajna Satakarni had their names in two languages i.e.; Prakrit and Desi (possibly Old Telugu), a native language. [120] The Satavahanas also issued bilingual coins featuring Middle Indo-Aryan language on one side, and Desi language (possibly Old Tamil) on the other ...
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
An inscription at Nasik, written at the time of Gautamiputra Satakarni (the 23rd Satavahana ruler), indicates that the kingdom included most of the southern peninsula and southern parts of Maharashtra, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. The court language used by the Satavahanas was Prakrit, and their kings observed the Vedic religion.
This map erroneously includes territories of the Sakas within the Satavahana Kingdom, particularly Gujarat. The cited source is unreliable as it merges various time periods. As demonstrated in the Vijayanagar Empire article, I will upload a more accurate map that I found in the Gautami Putra Satakarni article.
The smooth and polished beds were carved during the rule of Satavahana dynasty. [3] A total of five inscription are found [4] with one of the inscriptions dating back to 8th century. [5] The Jain carvings were created during the reign of Ganga King Rachamalla II in c. 870 CE after conquest of this region from Chola kings.
Some of the lead coins of Pulumavi depict two-masted Indian ships, a testimony to the seafaring and trading capabilities of the Satavahanas during the 1st-2nd century CE. During his rule, Gautami Balasri, the mother of Gautamiputra Satakarni, laid an inscription at Nashik. Pulumavi was succeeded by his younger brother Vashishtiputra Satakarni. [14]
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 ...
The article already states the coin-based theory with attribution: "...the earliest extant Satavahana coins have been found in eastern Deccan, at Koti Lingala, in present-day Telangana. Based on this, some historians such as D. R. Reddy and S. Reddy have argued that Kotilingala was the original homeland of the Satavahanas."