INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Satavahana dynasty, Indian family that, according to some interpretations based on the Puranas (ancient religious and legendary writings), belonged to the Andhra jati (“tribe”) and was the first Deccanese dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha-i.e., the southern region.

Detailed explanation-2: -The founder of the Satavahana Dynasty was King Simuka Satavahana.

Detailed explanation-3: -ans 1 => In modern-day Maharashtra, the Satavahana Empire was supplanted by the Vakatakas while in Andhra Pradesh it was the Ikshvakus who were known to overthrow the Satavahana.

Detailed explanation-4: -Uninterrupted political and cultural accounts of Andhra Pradesh begin during the rise of the Satavahana dynasty. According to the Matsya Purana, the dynasty had 29 rulers in a 456-year period from the second century BCE to the second century CE.