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Satakarni (also called Sātakarnī I, Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, Sātakaṇi) was the third of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 70-60 BCE, [6] although some authors have claimed 187-177 BCE, [7] and most recently dated to 88-42 BCE. [8]
The inscriptions of Gautamiputra Satakarni indicate that his empire was divided into units known as āhāras. Each āharā was governed by an amātya or amaca. [44] Three types of settlements are named in the inscriptions: nagara (city), nigama (town) and gama (village). [27] The Nashik prashasti inscription calls him ekabrahmana.
Satakarni II (Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, Sātakaṇi) was the fourth of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 50-25 BCE. [ 1 ] Many scholars claim that Satakarni II doesn't exists and hence his regin is disputed.
Inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni, Nasik Caves No.3, Inscription No.4. Circa 150 CE. Several Brahmi script inscriptions are available from the Satavahana period, but most of these record donations to Buddhist institutions by individuals, and do not provide much information about the dynasty. The inscriptions issued by the Satavahana royals ...
Gautamiputra Satakarni (r.c. 106–130 CE) is considered the greatest ruler of the Satavahana dynasty. He is known as the "Lord of the West". [ 3 ] His mother's Nashik Prashasti inscription praises him for his military victories.
There are two inscriptions of Yajna Sri Satakarni at Kanheri, in cave No.81, [8] and in the Chaitya cave No.3. [9]In Nasik Caves, Cave No.20 has one large inscription, claiming that the unfinished cave was completed by the wife of a great general named Bhavagopa, during the 7th year of the rule of king Sri Yajna Satakarni, son of Gotami, after having been started by the ascetic Bopaki.
Yajna Sri Satakarni left inscriptions in Nasik Caves, Kanheri and Guntur, testifying to the renewed extent of Satavahana territory. [68] There are two inscriptions of Yajna Sri Satakarni at Kanheri, in cave No. 81, [69] and in the Chaitya cave No. 3. [70] In the Nasik Caves, there is one inscription of Sri Yajna Satakarni, in the 7th year of ...
Much that Sykes guessed was right, the Naneghat inscription he had found was indeed one of the oldest Sanskrit inscriptions. [12] He was incorrect in his presumption that it was a Buddhist inscription because its translation suggested it was a Hindu inscription. [1] The Naneghat inscription were a prototype of the refined Devanagari to emerge ...