Question

Who were satavahanas? state the significance of satavahana rule in indian hisroy?

Answer 1

The Satavahanas (IAST: Sātavāhana), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in first century BCE and lasted until the second century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE. The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including Pratishthana (Paithan) and Amaravati (Dharanikota).

Answer 2

Answer:

After the fall of the Mauryan empire in North India a new kingdom called Satavahanas came up. The Satavahanas were also known as Andhra. They ruled Andhra including Deccan for nearly four hundred years.

The Satavahana dynasty was founded by Simuka in 235BC.

The most important ruler of the Satavahanas dynasty was Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni.

The last ruler of the dynasty was Yajna Satakarni. During his reign the Satavahanas regained some prosperity but around the middle of the third century, the dynasty came to an end. The Satavahana empire broke into many small regional Kingdoms.