Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers

Pulakeshin-II or Pulikeshi-II or Immadi Pulikeshi was the Chalukya emperor who ruled from 610 CE to 642 CE.

He was the greatest ruler in the illustrious Chalukya dynasty and one of the greatest ever kings in Indian history.Pulakeshin-II meeting with the envoys from Persia.

Statement I is correct as Pulakeshin I established the dynasty. Statement II is incorrect because Harshavardhana was defeated by Pulakeshin II, not the other way around, and the dates are inaccurate. Statement III is incorrect as Vikramaditya I reigned later in the 7th century.

The independent native state of coorg was under the control of Haleri rulers.

 Bhudeb Mukhopadhyay’s (1827-94) Anguriya Binimoy (1857) was the first historical novel written in Bengal. Its hero Shivaji engages in many battles against a clever and treacherous Aurangzeb. Man Singh persuades Shivaji  to make peace with Aurangzeb. Realising that Aurangzeb intended to confine him as a house prisoner, Shivaji escapes and returns to battle. What gives him courage and tenacity is his belief that he is a nationalist fighting for the freedom of Hindus. 

Tagara was a major inland trade center and a prominent city in the Satavahana kingdom, facilitating trade between the Deccan and other regions.

The Nashik prashasti inscription states that Gautamiputra uprooted the Kshaharata (or Khagarata) family, to which Nahapana belonged. 

Satavahana dynasty belonged to the Andhra jati and was the first Deccanese dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha—i.e., the southern region. Their  rule began in the first century BCE and lasted until the second century CE. Simuka was the first king and ruled for about 23 yrs. Yagnasri Satakarni was the last important ruler of the dynasty after which the dynasty was soon extinguished following the rise of its feudatories.

Satavahana dynasty belonged to the Andhra jati and was the first Deccan region dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha—i.e., the southern region. Their  rule began in the first century BCE and lasted until the second century CE. SImuka Satavahana was the founder of the dynasty with the capital at Srikakulam.

• Satvahan Kings who were controlled by Emperor Ashok ruled Kondapur region between 3rd BCE to 3rd CE (Andhra Pradesh).
• Megasthenes was a Greek Ambassador who in his book “Indica” said that Satvahan(Andhras) had a might army and 30 forts.

The Satavahanas established the first major empire in the Deccan region, south of the Vindhya mountains, following the decline of the Mauryas.

Naganib (also known as Naganika) was a Satavahana queen, making her an Andhra queen as the Satavahanas are considered an Andhra dynasty. She was not a Gupta, Saka, or Pallava queen - these were different dynasties. Naganika is known from inscriptions at Nanaghat and was likely the wife of Satakarni I.

Simuka is widely recognized as the founder of the Satavahana dynasty.

The Satavahanas were known for their patronage of Brahmanism, performing Vedic sacrifices and supporting the priestly class.

According to Burgess, there might have been an interval of as much as a century between the reigns of these two kings.