INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Satavahana rule was extended to the Coromandal Coast by
A
Sri Yajna Satakarni
B
Pulumayi II
C
Sri Satakarni
D
Simuka
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kanha. Kanha was the second ruler of the Satavahana Dynasty. He extended the empire to further south.

Detailed explanation-2: -Territorial extent The Satavahana territory included northern Deccan region, spanning the present-day Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana states. At times, their rule also extended to present-day Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Simuka was the founder of the Satavahana Dynasty. The Satavahanas were the first native Indian kings to have issued their own coins which had the rulers’ portraits on them. Gautamiputra Satakarni started this practice which he imbibed from the Western Satraps after vanquishing them. The coin legends were in Prakrit.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Satavahanas were based in the Deccan region of India, and their kingdom extended from the Godavari river in the north to the Krishna river in the south. Ans : The Satavahana dynasty was based in the city of Amaravati, which was located in present-day Andhra Pradesh.

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