Tag: the kadambas/mayuravarma (325 a.d. to 540 a.d.)

The Satvahana Empire or Andhra Empire was a royal Indian dynasty based on Dharanikota and Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh as well as Junnar (Pune) and Prathisthan (Paithan) in Maharashtra. The territory of the empire covered much of India from 230 BCE onward. The Satavahanas were also the first rulers to make land grants to Brahmanas, although we find more instances of such grants being made to Buddhist monks. The Satavahanas adopted the policy of promoting immunities to Brahmanas and monks, mainly to promote agriculture.

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.

Satavahanas ruled over the Andhradesa including Deccan for about 400 years from the 2nd century B.C. to beyond the 2nd century A.D. The founder of the Satavahana dynasty was Simuka. The Kingdom was divided into the Janpadas and subdivided into Aharas. The ruler of each Ahara was an Amatya. The office of the Amatya appears for the first time in the Satavahana inscriptions.

• 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 are well-regarded for their economic prosperity and the development of extensive trade networks, both inland and with foreign entities like the Roman Empire.

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

Gautamiputra Satakarni and his successor Vashishtiputra Pulumayi II are credited with expanding the Satavahana influence significantly, including towards the eastern coast.

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.

Srikakulam is historically identified as one of the early capitals of the Andhra (Satavahana) rulers.