Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · 1.2 Satavahanas

1.2.1 Satavahana 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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Key terms

  • Simuka
  • Kanva
  • Susarman
  • Kanha
  • Satakarni I
  • Naganika
  • Nanaghat
  • Dakshinapathapati
  • Kharavela
  • Hala
  • Kavivatsala
  • Matsya Purana
  • Myakadoni
  • Kotilingala
  • original home

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