Satavahana Dynasty: Ancient History Quiz

Satavahana Kingdom

• The capital of the Satavahana kingdom was not specified (question was not answered).

Founding and Rule

• The founder of the Satavahana Dynasty was not specified (question was not answered).
• The Satavahanas ruled for an unspecified period of time (question was not answered).

Name in Puranas

• The Satavahanas were also referred to as Andhras in the puranas.

Rulers

• The third ruler of the Satavahana Dynasty was not specified (question was not answered).
• The immediate successor of Gautamiputra Satakarni was not specified (question was not answered).
• Gautamiputra Satakarni was considered to be the greatest king of the Satavahana Dynasty.

Conquests

• Gautamiputra Satakarni claimed that the kshatriya ruler Nahapana was destroyed by him.
• Gautamiputra Satakarni recaptured the North Konkan and Malwa from the Shakas.

Literary Contribution

• The seventeenth king of the Satavahana Dynasty, Hala, wrote a book called Gathasaptasati.

Test your knowledge about the ancient Indian Satavahana Dynasty, which was based in the Deccan region. Learn about its capital, rulers, and significance as a successor to the Mauryan Dynasty.