what was the reason for the decline of shatavahana dynasty
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The Satavahana empire fell a prey to the Abhiras in the north-west and the Traikutakas in the west, the Ikshvakus, the Brihatphalayans and the Salankayanas in the east, the Pallavas in the south-east and the Chutus in the south Of these the Pallavas alone were destined to become an important political power ruling the
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The Satavahana empire fell a prey to the Abhiras in the north-west and the Traikutakas in the west, the Ikshvakus, the Brihatphalayans and the Salankayanas in the east, the Pallavas in the south-east and the Chutus in the south Of these the Pallavas alone were destined to become an important political power ruling the Tondaimandalam and an expanding kingdom based on that for nearly six centuries.
As we have seen above before Bindusara attempted a south-ward expansion of his empire i.e., even in the days of Kautilya a great part of the Deccan was the great forest Dandakaranya which could be crossed only along the coast on either side, without fear of being molested by wild animals or robbers. This condition was slowly changing through the reign periods of Bindusara and Asoka.