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The direct translation of the term Nurruvar Kannar is "the hundred Karnas" or "Satakarni"; Nurruvar Kannar has therefore been identified with the Satavahana dynasty. [20] [21] [22] The Kathasaritsagara ascribes a mythical etymology in which a widowed, childless king named Deepakarni was prophesied to find a lion-riding child as his heir.
List of Satavahana dynasty rulers Serial. Nu Ruler Reign 1 Simuka: before 100 BCE 2 Kanha: c. 100–70 BCE 3 Satakarni I: c. 70–60 BCE 4 Satakarni II: c. 50–25 BCE Kshatrapa interregnum rule with vassal Satavahana kings: 5 Hāla (vassal under Kshatrapas) c. 20–24 CE 6 Nahapana (Kshatrapas King) c. 54–100 CE Restored Satavahana dynasty: 7
The fall of the Satavahana empire left Andhra in political chaos, and local rulers carved out small kingdoms for themselves. Between 180 and 624 CE, control of Andhra lay with the Ikshvaku , Bruhatpalayana , Salankayana , Vishnukundina , Vakataka , Pallava , Ananda Gotrika , Kalinga and other small kingdoms; the most important was Ikshvaku.
The Satavahanas rose to a political power, after the fall of the Mauryan Empire. Koti Lingala seems to be one of the 30 cities of Satavahana dynasty. [5] Excavations revealed brick wells, coins belonging to a pre-Satavahana period, namely, Gobhada and Samagopa. It is believed that the place is the site of the hermitage of sage Bhavari. [6]
Rudradāman I (r. 130–150) was a Śaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the king Caṣṭana. [1] Rudradāman I was instrumental in the decline of the Sātavāhana Empire. [2] Rudradāman I took up the title of Maha-kshtrapa ("Great Satrap"), after he became the king and then strengthened his kingdom.
The dynasty's founder Vasishthiputra Chamtamula (IAST: Vāsiṣṭhīputra Cāṃtamūla; also transliterated Chantamula) rose to power after the decline of the Satavahana power. He is attested by the Rentala and Kesanapalli inscriptions. The Rentala inscription, dated to his 5th regnal year, calls him "Siri Cāṃtamūla".
Around 230 BCE, the Maharashtra region was taken over by the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled the area for the next 400 years. [16] A notable ruler of the Satavahana dynasty was Gautamiputra Satakarni, who defeated Scythian invaders. This dynasty mainly used the Prakrit language on their coins and the inscriptions on the walls of Buddhist ...
The period begins after the decline of the Maurya Empire and the corresponding rise of the Satavahana dynasty, starting with Simuka, from 230 BCE. [ dubious – discuss ] The "middle" period lasted for almost 1436 years and ended in 1206 CE, with the rise of the Delhi Sultanate , founded in 1206, and the end of the Later Cholas ( Rajendra Chola ...