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The [[Satavahana]]s were the rulers of the [[Middle kingdoms of India|ancient Indian]] Satavahana Empire.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Indian History |publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education |isbn=9781259063237 |page=251 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORnlAAAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=SL1-PA251 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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They ruled over regions of [[Deccan]] (core region), [[Central India|central]] and [[southern India]] between c. mid 3rd century BCE to mid 3rd century CE.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Schwartzberg |first1=Joseph E. |title=A Historical atlas of South Asia |date=1978 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |page=145, map XIV.1 (e)|isbn=0226742210 |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=182}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]] (r. c. 106–130 CE) is considered the greatest ruler of the Satavahana dynasty. He is known as the &amp;quot;Lord of the West&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;John Marshall, &amp;quot;A guide to Sanchi&amp;quot;, [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His mother&amp;#039;s Nashik Prashasti inscription praises him for his military victories. The Satavahanas were the followers of [[Hindu]] religion.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;academic.oup.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | title=The Satavahana Phase | website=academic.oup.com | date=2007 | doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195687859.003.0021 | url=https://academic.oup.com/book/27690/chapter-abstract/197831152?redirectedFrom=fulltext | access-date=2022-10-29 | last1=Sharma | first1=R.S. | pages=203–210 | isbn=978-0-19-568785-9 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Map of the Satavahanas.png|thumb|Approximate extent of the Satavahana Empire, in the early 1st century CE]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Satavahana Empire declined for a number of reasons, after [[Yajnashri Satakarni]], the last powerful ruler, the Satavahanas were succeeded by weak rulers who were unable to manage the vast empire. The loss of centralized power led to the rise of feudatories, finally it led to the division of the empire.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt; {{cite book |last=Majumdar |first=Ramesh Chandra |title=Ancient India |location=Delhi |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |year=2003}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Satavahanas&amp;#039; greatest competitors were the Sakas, who had established power in Western India.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bhagwan_1883&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Proceedings of the Leyden International Oriental Congress for 1883 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=womFcFAtU7MC&amp;amp;pg=PA144 |year=1885 |author=Bhagwanlal Indraji |chapter=The Hâtigumphâ and three other inscriptions in the Udayagiri caves near Cuttack |pages=144–180 |author-link = Bhagwanlal Indraji}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== List of rulers ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Multiple [[Puranas]] contain chronology of Satavahana kings. However, there are inconsistencies among the various Puranas over the number of kings in the dynasty, the names of the kings, and the length of their rule. In addition, some of the kings listed in the Puranas are not attested via archaeological and numismatic evidence. Similarly, there are some kings known from coins and inscriptions, whose names are not found in the Puranic lists.{{sfn|Singh|2008|pp=381–384}}{{sfn|Chattopadhyaya|1974|pp=17–56}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The reconstructions of the Satavahana kings by historians fall into two categories:&lt;br /&gt;
* According to the first one, 30 Satavahana kings ruled for around 450 years, starting from Simuka&amp;#039;s rule immediately after the fall of the Mauryan empire. This view relies heavily on the Puranas, and is now largely discredited.&lt;br /&gt;
* According to the second (and more widely accepted) category of reconstructions, the Satavahana rule started in around first century BCE. The chronologies in this category contain a smaller number of kings, and combine Puranic records with archaeological, numismatic and textual evidence.{{sfn|Sinopoli|2001|pages=166–168}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Because of uncertainty regarding the establishment date of the Satavahana kingdom, it is difficult to give absolute dates for the reigns of the Satavahana kings.{{sfn|Singh|2008|pp=381–384}} Therefore, many modern scholars do not assign absolute dates to the reigns of the historically attested Satavahana kings, and those who do vary greatly with each other.{{sfn|Sinopoli|2001|p=166}}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== List based on Archeology ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Himanshu Prabha Ray]] provides the following chronology, based on archaeological and numismatic evidence:{{sfn|Sinopoli|2001|p=167}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+List of Satavahana dynasty rulers&lt;br /&gt;
!Serial. Nu&lt;br /&gt;
!Ruler&lt;br /&gt;
!Reign&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Simuka]]&lt;br /&gt;
|before 100 BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)|Kanha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 100–70 BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Satakarni I]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 70–60 BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Satakarni II]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 50–25 BCE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Western Kshatrapa|Kshatrapa]] interregnum rule with vassal Satavahana kings&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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|5&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hāla]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;(vassal under Kshatrapas)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 20–24 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nahapana]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Kshatrapas King)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 54–100 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Restored Satavahana dynasty&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gautamiputra Satakarni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 86–110 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi|Pulumavi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 110–138 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vashishtiputra Satakarni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 138–145 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
|Shiva Shri Pulumavi&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 145–152 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Shivaskanda Satakarni|Shiva Skanda Satakarni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 145–152 CE&lt;br /&gt;
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|12&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yajna Sri Satakarni|Yajna Shri Satakarni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|c. 152–181 CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|13&lt;br /&gt;
|Vijaya Satakarni&lt;br /&gt;
|until c. 200 CE&lt;br /&gt;
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| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Regional Satavahana rulers of south-eastern Deccan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;:{{sfn|Sinopoli|2001|p=178}}&lt;br /&gt;
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|14&lt;br /&gt;
|Chandra Shri&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century CE&lt;br /&gt;
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|15&lt;br /&gt;
|Pulumavi II&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century CE&lt;br /&gt;
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|16&lt;br /&gt;
|Abhira Isvarasena&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|17&lt;br /&gt;
|Madhariputra Sakasena&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century CE&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|18&lt;br /&gt;
|Haritiputra Satakarni&lt;br /&gt;
|3rd century CE&lt;br /&gt;
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|}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== List based on Puranas ===&lt;br /&gt;
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The various [[Puranas]] give different lists of the Satavahana rulers. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Matsya Purana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; states that 30 Satavahana kings ruled for 460 years, but some of its manuscripts name only 19 kings whose reigns add up to 448.5 years. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vayu Purana]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; also mentions that there were 30 Satavahana kings, but its various manuscripts name only 17, 18, and 19 kings respectively; the reigns add up to 272.5, 300, and 411 years respectively. Many of these kings are not attested by historical evidence. On the other hand, some Satavahana kings attested by numismatic evidence (such as Rudra Satakarni) are not mentioned in the Puranas at all.{{sfn|Dhavalikar|1996|p=134}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Different scholars have explained these anomalies in different ways. Scholars such as [[R. G. Bhandarkar]], [[D. C. Sircar]] and [[Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri|H. C. Raychaudhuri]] theorised that the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu Purana&amp;#039;&amp;#039; mentions only the main imperial branch of the dynasty, while the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya Purana&amp;#039;&amp;#039; puts together princes of all its branches.{{sfn|Dhavalikar|1996|p=134}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The names of the Satavahana kings (in [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]), as mentioned in the various Puranas, are given below. These names vary across different manuscripts of the same Puranas, and some names are missing in some of the manuscripts. The list given below for each Purana contains the most exhaustive version. In the Puranas, Krishna (IAST: Kṛṣṇa) is described as brother of the first king, who overthrew the Kanva king Susharman.&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;font-size: 70%; width: 100%;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+ Puranic genealogy of Satavahana dynasty{{sfn|Dhavalikar|1996|p=139}}&lt;br /&gt;
! #&lt;br /&gt;
! Ruler&lt;br /&gt;
! Coins&lt;br /&gt;
! Epigraphy&lt;br /&gt;
! &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagavata]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Brahmanda Purana|Brahmanda]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Matsya Purana|Matsya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vayu Purana|Vayu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vishnu Purana|Vishnu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
! Reign (years)&lt;br /&gt;
! Alternative names and reigns&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Bhandarkar1884&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=Sir Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar |title=Early History of the Dekkan Down to the Mahomedan Conquest |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TEYOAAAAQAAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA25 |year=1884 |publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press |page=25 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RS_1884&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S8wOAAAAQAAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA145 |title=Lists of Inscriptions, and Sketch of the Dynasties of Southern India |volume=2 |author=Robert Sewell |publisher=Government Press |year=1884 |page=145 |author-link=Robert Sewell (historian) }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| 1 || [[Simuka]] || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 23 || Śiśuka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Sindhuka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Śipraka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Chhismaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 2 || [[Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)|Kṛṣṇa]] (Kanha) || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 18 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 3 || [[Satakarni I|Śatakarṇi I]] || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 10 || Śantakarṇa (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Mallakarni - 10 or 18 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Śri Śatakarṇi (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 4 || Pūrṇotsanga ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ || 18 || Paurṇamāsa (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 5 || Skandastambhi ||  ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ ||  ||  || 18 || Śrivasvani (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 6 || [[Satakarni II|Śatakarṇi II]] || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 56 ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 7 || Lambodara ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ || 18 ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 8 || Āpīlaka || ✓ ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 12 || Apītaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Ivīlaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Hivilaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 9 || Meghasvāti || ✓ ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ || 18 || Saudāsa (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 10 || Svāti (Śatakarṇi) ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ || 12 ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 11 || Skandasvāti ||  ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ ||  ||  || 7 || Skandasvati - 28 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 12 || Mṛgendra-Svātikarṇa ||  ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ ||  ||  || 3 || Mahendra Śatakarṇi (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 13 || Kuntala-Svātikarṇa ||  ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ ||  ||  || 8 ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 14 || Svātikarṇa ||  ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ ||  ||  || 1 ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 15 || Pulomavi I || ✓ ||  || ✓ ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 24 || Pulomavi - 36 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Aṭamāna (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Paṭimavi (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Paṭumat (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Ābhi - &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
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| 16 || Gaurakṛṣṇa ||  ||  || ✓ ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 25 || Gorakśāśvaśri (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Nemi Kṛṣṇa (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Arishṭakarman (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 17 || [[Hāla]] ||  ||  || ✓ ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 5 || Hāleya (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;); 1 year in one manuscript&lt;br /&gt;
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| 18 || Mandalaka ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 5 || Talaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Saptaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pattalaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Bhavaka (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 19 || Purindrasena ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 5 || Purīṣabhiru (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Purikaṣena - 21 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pravillasena (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pravillasena - 12 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 20 || Sundara Śatakarṇi ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 1 || Sundara Svatikarṇa (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Sunandana (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 21 || Cakora Śatakarṇi (Chakora) ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 0.5 ||&lt;br /&gt;
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| 22 || Śivasvāti ||  ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 28 || Svātisena - 1 year (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Śivasvāmi (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 23 || [[Gautamiputra Satakarni|Gautamīputra]] || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 21 || Yantramati - 34 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Gotamīputra (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;); 24 years according to inscriptions&lt;br /&gt;
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| 24 || [[Vasishthiputra Pulumavi|Pulomavi II]] (Vashishtiputra) || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ ||  || ✓ || 28 || Purīmān (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pulomat (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pulimat (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). See also: [[Vashishtiputra Satakarni]].&lt;br /&gt;
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| 25 || Śivaśri || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ || 7 || Madaśirā (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 26 || [[Shivaskanda Satakarni|Śivaskanda Śatakarṇi]] || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||   || ✓ || 7 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 27 || [[Yajna Sri Satakarni|Yajñaśri]] || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 29 || Yajñaśri Śatakarṇi - 19 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Yajñaśri - 9, 20 or 29 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 28 || Vijaya || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ ||  || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 6 ||&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| 29 || Candraśri (Chandrashri) || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 3 || Candravijaya (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Daṇḍaśri (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Brahmanda&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vayu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Vada-Śri or Candra-Śri-Śatakarṇi - 10 years (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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| 30 || Pulomavi III || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || 7 || Sulomadhi (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhagavata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pulomavit (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Matsya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), Pulomarchis (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vishnu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
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==== List of rulers ====&lt;br /&gt;
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S. Nagaraju relies on the Puranic lists of 30 kings, and gives the following regnal dates:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;RKS_2013&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZXwcAgAAQBAJ&amp;amp;pg=PA16 |title=Ajanta Paintings: 86 Panels of Jatakas and Other Themes |author=Rajesh Kumar Singh |publisher=Hari Sena |year=2013 |isbn=9788192510750 |pages=15–16 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+List of Satavahana dynasty rulers&lt;br /&gt;
! S. No&lt;br /&gt;
!Ruler&lt;br /&gt;
!Reign&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Simuka]] ||({{reign|228|205 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)|Krishna]] || ({{reign|205|187 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Satakarni]] I || ({{reign|187|177 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
| Purnotsanga || ({{reign|177|159 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
| Skandhastambhi || ({{reign|159|141 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Satakarni II]] || ({{reign|141|85 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7&lt;br /&gt;
| Lambodara || ({{reign|85|67 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
| Apilaka || ({{reign|67|55 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9&lt;br /&gt;
| Meghasvati || ({{reign|55|37 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
| Svati || ({{reign|37|19 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
| Skandasvati || ({{reign|19|12 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|12&lt;br /&gt;
| Mrigendra Satakarni || ({{reign|12|9 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|13&lt;br /&gt;
| Kunatala Satakarni || ({{reign|9|1 BCE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|14&lt;br /&gt;
| Satakarni III || (r. 1 BCE – 1 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|15&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Vasishthiputra Pulumavi|Pulumavi I]] || ({{reign|1|36 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|16&lt;br /&gt;
| Gaura Krishna || ({{reign|36|61 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|17&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Hāla]] || ({{reign|61|66 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|18&lt;br /&gt;
| Mandalaka aka Puttalaka or Pulumavi II || ({{reign|69|71 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
| Purindrasena || ({{reign|71|76 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|20&lt;br /&gt;
| Sundara Satakarni || ({{reign|76|77 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|21&lt;br /&gt;
| Chakora Satakarni || ({{reign|77|78 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|22&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Sivasvati|Shivasvati]] || ({{reign|78|106 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|23&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Gautamiputra Satkarni]] || ({{reign|106|130 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi|Vasisthiputra]] aka Pulumavi III ||({{reign|130|158 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|25&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Vashishtiputra Satakarni|Shiva Sri Satakarni]]  || ({{reign|158|165 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|26&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Shivaskanda Satakarni]] || (r. 165–172)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|27&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Yajna Sri Satakarni|Sri Yajna Satakarni]] || ({{reign|172|201 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|28&lt;br /&gt;
| Vijaya Satakarni || ({{reign|201|207 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|29&lt;br /&gt;
| Chandra Sri Satakarni || ({{reign|207|214 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|30&lt;br /&gt;
| Pulumavi IV || ({{reign|217|224 CE}})&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Mid-Chronology of Satavahana rulers ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Apart from the two traditional views (long and short chronologies) there is another kind of analysis pointing out to a &amp;quot;Mid-Chronology&amp;quot;, as it was already proposed by Dr. Dehejia and others, and particularly most recently by Shailendra Bhandare, who regards Satavahana&amp;#039;s rule extended more than three centuries (c. 150 BCE to 250 CE)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanheritagefoundation.org/|title=Deccan Heritage Foundation|website=Deccan Heritage Foundation|access-date=11 December 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; with the flourish of trans-national trade, urbanism and monumental architecture in South India.&lt;br /&gt;
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Bhandare regards Simuka to have ruled since around 160–150 BCE and that this date would still fit in well with Pargiter&amp;#039;s 460 years to the Satavahanas, as it would fix the end of the dynasty around 300 CE, not too far from the mid-3rd century as consensus approximately lies.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto9&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/3479571|title=Linking the Past: Overstruck Coins and the Chronology of the Satavahanas|first=Shailen|last=Bhandare|journal=&amp;#039;Felicitas&amp;#039;: Essay in Numismatics, Epigraphy and History in Honour of Joe Cribb, Eds. Shailendra Bhandare and Sanjay Garg|date=January 2011 |access-date=11 December 2019|via=www.academia.edu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Regarding Siri Satakani and his wife Naganika, Bhandhare considers their rule to have been somewhere around 110 +/- 20 BCE.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;auto9&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==== List by Shailendra Bhandare ====&lt;br /&gt;
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Bhandare also suggests the following sequence of reigns, based on his analysis of Satavahana coinage:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Shimada, Akira, (2012). Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca 300 BCE - 300 CE), Brill. pp. 51-52.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* Gautamiputa Satakani (ca. 60–85 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasithiputa Siri Pulumayi (ca. 85–125 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasithiputa Siri Satakani (ca. 125–152 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasithiputa Siva Siri Pulumayi (ca. 152–160 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasithiputa Siri Khada Satakani (ca. 160–165 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasithiputa Vijaya Satakani (ca. 165–170 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Siri Yaña Satakani (ca. 170–200 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Gotamiputa Siri Cada (ca. 200–215 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Gotamiputa Siri Vijaya Satakani (ca. 215–225 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Shailendra Bhandare&amp;#039;s edited list by Andrew Ollett ====&lt;br /&gt;
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On the other hand, based to a large degree on Shailendra Bhandare&amp;#039;s work, with slight corrections, Andrew Ollett (2017) mentions the following reigns for the whole Satavahana dynasty:{{sfn|Ollett|2017|pp=189,190}}&lt;br /&gt;
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* Vasisthiputra Sri Chimuka Satavahana (ca. 120–96 BCE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Krsna (ca. 96–88 BCE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Sri [[Satakarni]] (ca. 88–42 BCE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Sakti&lt;br /&gt;
* Mantalaka&lt;br /&gt;
* Sundara&lt;br /&gt;
* Gautamiputra Siva Satakarni (?–60 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni (ca. 60–84 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasisthiputra Sri Pulumavi (ca. 84–119 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasisthiputra Sri Satakarni (ca. 119–148 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasisthiputra Sivasri Pulumavi (ca. 148–156 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasisthiputra Sriskanda Satakarni (ca. 156–170 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Gautamiputra Sriyajña Satakarni (ca. 171–199 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Gautamiputra Srivijaya Satakarni (ca. 200–205 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Vasisthiputra Sricanda Satakarni (ca. 206–220 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
* Mathariputra Sri Pulumavi (ca. 220–230 CE)&lt;br /&gt;
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== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Middle kingdoms of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[History of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[History of Maharashtra]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[History of Hinduism]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of Indian monarchs]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of wars involving India]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
=== Citations ===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
===Sources===&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |first=Sudhakar |last=Chattopadhyaya |title=Some Early Dynasties of South India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=78I5lDHU2jQC&amp;amp;pg=PA77 |year=1974 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-2941-1 }}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last=Sinopoli |first=Carla M.  |chapter=On the Edge of Empire: Form and Substance in the Satavahana Dynasty |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |editor-last1=Alcock |editor-first1=Susan E.|editor-link1=Susan E. Alcock|editor-last2=D&amp;#039;Altroy  |editor-first2=Terence N.|editor-last3=Morrison|editor-first3=Kathleen D. |editor-last4=Sinopoli |editor-first4=Carla M.|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|location=Cambridge|url=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/archaeology/archaeology-general-interest/empires-perspectives-archaeology-and-history?format=PB&amp;amp;isbn=9780521112345|year=2001 |isbn=9780521770200 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&amp;amp;pg=PA155 }}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book |last1=Ollett |first1=Andrew |title=Language of the Snakes |date=2017 |page=194 |publisher=University of California Press |jstor=10.1525/j.ctt1w8h1vk }}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite journal |last1=Pradhan |first1=Shruti S. |title=FROM THE SĀTAVĀHANAS TO THE ANDHRAS AND THE ANDHRA-BHRTYAS |journal=Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute |date=1994 |volume=75 |issue=1/4 |pages=121–142 |jstor=41694410 |issn=0378-1143}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite journal |last=Dhavalikar |first=Madhukar Keshav |author-link=Madhukar Keshav Dhavalikar |title=Sātavāhana Chronology: A Re-examination |journal=Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute |volume=77 |issue=1/4 |year=1996 |pages=133–140 |jstor=41702166 }}&lt;br /&gt;
*  {{cite book |first=Upinder |last=Singh |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&amp;amp;pg=PA383 |year=2008 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=978-81-317-1120-0 }}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Commons category inline|Satavahana}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Satavahana kings| ]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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