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The Kadamba made special contributions to Karnataka and Indian culture. There was political unity for around three hundred years under the Kadamba rule. Royal priests, ministers, and military generals played a significant role in the administration. For administrative ease, provincial officers had been appointed to look after the provinces.
Land revenue was the main source of income in the kingdom. The occupations such as carpentry, goldsmithy, blacksmithy, weaving, oil-extraction, pottery were the main ones in the society. There was greater encouragement for agriculture and trade. Most of the people followed varnashrama. Greater importance was given to patriarchy and undivided family.

Kadamba dynasty was the first dynasty to be established in Karnataka. Their capital was Banavasi which is in today's North Canara district. Mayurasharma was the founder and a great king of this dynasty. When Mayura Sharma was insulted by the Pallava king, Shivaskanda Varma, he adopted the kshatriya way of life and became Mayuravarma. He defeated the Pallavas in a war and established the Kadamba empire. He is the pride of all Kannadigas.

Kailasha temple of Ellora is a mixture of both Chalukya and Pallava style of architecture. Kailasha temple was originally built by Rashtrakuta king Krishna I. 

The Satavahans were mostly ruled in Andhra. They ruled over the Andhradesa including Deccan for about 400 years from the 2nd century B.C to beyond the 2nd century A.D. Satavahanas were also called Salivahanas and Satakarnis. In the 3rd century B.C , Simukha , the founder of the Satavahana dynasty , unified the various Andhra principalities into one kingdom and became its ruler.

• It was during the first half of the 2nd century A.D. that the Satavahana power once again rose into eminence in the South led by a king named Gautamiputra Satakarni. 
• He raised the prestige of the Satavahana Dynasty to a new height and came to be regarded as its greatest monarch.
• Gautamiputra was described in his inscriptions as the destroyer of the Sakas, Pahlavas and Yavanas. He was also mentioned as the ‘Lord of the Western Vindhyas’.
• For his valor and administrative qualities, he was given the title of Satavahana Kulayashapratishtapanakara.

The Naneghat inscription of Naganika suggests that Satakarni performed two horse sacrifices (Aswamedha), to proclaim his sovereignty.

He was a prominent king of this dynasty. He had done away with bitter enemies of the kingdom, the Sakas, beyond the borders of India. He expanded his kingdom to include not only Konkan, Birar, Saurashtra and Malawa, but also many new areas.