Satavahanas

Satavahanas:

-They ruled for 460 years continuously.

-They belonged to the Andhra territory & tribe.

-Simukha was the first ruler of the dynasty with his capital at Pratishthana (Paithan) on the Godavari in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra.

- Gautamiputra Satakarni defeated the family greatest Satavahanas rivals Sakas.

-Satavahanas were the first rulers to make land grants to the Brahmanas.

-The Satavahanas were one of the first Indian states to issue coins struck with their rulers embossed.

-They formed a cultural bridge and played a vital role in trade as well as the transfer of ideas and culture to and from the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the southern tip of India.