1.2.2 Satavahanas notes

1. 1.2.2.1Satavahana origins and early rulers: Simuka to Hala

   The Satavahanas, called Andhras in the Puranas, rose in the Deccan under Simuka, became a great power under Satakarni I, and gave Prakrit literature its classic in Hala's Gathasaptasati.

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2. 1.2.2.2Gautamiputra Satakarni to Yajnasri: inscriptions and wars with the Sakas

   Gautamiputra Satakarni revived the dynasty by crushing Nahapana's Kshaharatas, his successors carried power into Andhra, and Yajnasri Satakarni was the last great king before the break-up.

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3. 1.2.2.3Satavahana administration

   The Satavahanas ran a simpler, more military and more feudatory-based state than the Mauryas, divided into aharas under amatyas, and they began the practice of tax-free land grants to Brahmanas and Buddhist monks.

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4. 1.2.2.4Satavahana economy: guilds, coins, ports and Roman trade

   The Satavahana age turned the Deccan into a money economy of guilds, towns and ports, trading with Rome across both seas and leaving lead, potin, silver and ship-type coins as proof.

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5. 1.2.2.5Satavahana society, religion and literature

   Satavahana society blended Vedic kingship with strong Buddhist patronage, royal women with high status, and a rich Prakrit literature led by Hala's Gathasaptasati and Gunadhya's Brihatkatha.

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