Satavahanas – iTopper IAS Academy

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