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 th...

Amaravati School of Art: -Flourished between the lower valleys of the Krishna & Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) between 2nd Century B.C. to 4th Century A.D. -Main Centres were:- -- Amaravati --Nagarjuna Konda and --Jaggayyapeta. -Used White marble for images. -The curly hairs of Buddha is a feature that is influenced by the Greeks. -In this school, the Kings, Princes, Palaces etc....

Mathura School of Art: -Flourished from 2nd Century B.C. to 1st Century A.D. -Red Sandstone was used for making images. -It began the practice of placing a halo behind faces of the images of Buddha. -Images of Brahmanical deities were also made like that of Siva, Vishnu, Parvati, Lakshmi etc. -Most striking images are those of Yakshas & Yakshinis, Naginis & Apsaras. -Royal Statut...

Gandhara School of Art: -Flourished from 1st Century B.C. to 5th Century A.D. in the Gandhara region & received its greatest patronage from Kanishka. -Associated with Mahayana Buddhism. -It has a strong Greek influence. -Also called Greco - Buddhist School. -It was initially inspired by Hellenistic features. -Remains found in Taxila & Sites in Afghanistan & North - Western India....

Kushans: -Kushans originally belong to the Yuehi-Chi tribe. -Their leader was Kujula Kadphises -They defeated the Sakas and overthrew them. -Kadphises attacked the regions south of Hindu Kush, conquered Kabul and annexed Gandhara including the kingdom of Taxila. -The successor of Kadphises was Vima Kadphsis. -He conquered large parts of North India. -His coins show that his a...