- Satvahanas also known as the Andhras established their independent rule after the decline of the Mauryas in the Deccan
- Their rule lasted for about 450 years
- The Puranas and inscriptions mention the Satavahanas. Eg- Nasik and the Nanaghad inscriptions row much light on the reign of Gautamiputra Satkarni
- The coins issued by the Satvahanas helps in knowing the economic conditions of that period
- Simuka- founder of the Satavahana dynasty, succeeded by Krishna, who extended the kingdom upto Nasik in the west
- The third king was Sri Satkarni who conquered west Malwa and Berar and also performed ashwamedha sacrifices
- The seventeenth king of the Satavahana dynasty was Hala
- He wrote the book Gathasaptasati, also known as Sattasai. It contains 700 verses in Prakrit language
- The greatest ruler of the Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Satkarni (106-130 CE)
- His achievements were recorded in the Nasik inscription by his mother Gautami Balasri