Gautamiputra Satakarni was a ______ ruler.
Satavahana
The correct answer is Satavahana.
Key Points
- Gautamiputra Satakarni was the 23rd ruler of the Satavahana dynasty.
- His achievements are mentioned by his mother Gautami in the Nashik inscription.
- He defeated the Shaka king Nahapana and revived the Satavahana power.
Additional Information
- Satavahana rule
- In the mid-first century BCE, the Satavahanas became prominent in the Indian political landscape.
- The founder of the Satavahana dynasty was Simuka.
- Gautamiputra Satakarni (1st century CE) is considered the greatest among the Satavahana rulers.
- The capital of the Satavahanas was at Pratishthan (modern Paithan) near Aurangabad in Maharashtra. They were also known as Andhras.
- For the history of the Satavahanas, the Puranas and inscriptions are important sources. The inscriptions, particularly from Nashik and Nanaghat, shed significant light on the reign of Gautamiputra Satakarni.
- The kings of the Ikshvaku dynasty defeated the Satavahana kings in the early decades of the third century CE and took the throne as their successors.
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I. Shakas - Northwest and north India
II. Vakatakas - Central and western India
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Important Questions from Post Mauryan Age
Which one of the following epic of ancient India has the love story of the son of the founder of the Sunga dynasty?
Which of the following statement is correct?
I. Most of the Ashoka’'s inscriptions were in Prakrit language.
Il. Kalinga is the ancient name of coastal Orissa.
Which of these statements are correct
(A) Shaka administration continued largely along the lines of the Achaemenid and Seleucid system in Iran
(B) The kingdom during Shaka was divided into provinces, each under a military governor called Mahakshatrapa
(C) Another official title was Meridrach, an officer in charge of designated area in Shaka administration
(D) The minting of some coins during shakas in joint names of two rulers meant that the king associated himself with a ruler of lesser status
(E) Shaka kings took lesser titles as Samant
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Which of these statements are correct
(A) The post-Mauryan centuries saw a great spurt in the minting of coins
(B) The kings of the north-west imitated Greek. Roman and Iranian coin-types
(C) The increasing use of money did not drive out the barter systems, particularly in rural areas in post-Maurya period
(D) During post-Mauryas diverse use of coins indicates the variant trading economies
(E) Gold coins during post-Mauryas were Nishka & Suvarna and silver coins Shatamana were in use
Choose the most appopriate answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is not mentioned in the Satavahana inscriptions, while specifying the exemptions granted to the donees of land-gifts ?
