1 History & Culture · 1.1.7 Post-Mauryan period

1.1.7.5 Satavahanas in the Deccan: an all-India overview

The Satavahanas ruled the Deccan from about the first century BCE to the third century CE, linked north and south India, stood against the Sakas, and promoted trade, Prakrit and Buddhist and Brahmanical patronage.

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Key terms

  • Simuka
  • Satakarni
  • Gautamiputra Satakarni
  • Nasik prashasti
  • Gautami Balashri
  • Hala
  • Gathasaptashati
  • Pratishthana
  • Yajna Sri Satakarni
  • matronymics
  • ahara
  • land grants

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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