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Who is named as the first Satavahana king in the Naneghat list of royals?Read the answer and worked solution →The Puranas also call the Satavahanas by which name?Read the answer and worked solution →Which region was the core of the Satavahana kingdom?Read the answer and worked solution →Who succeeded the Satavahana founder Simuka on the throne?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Kanha, the Satavahana kingdom extended in the west up to which town?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Satavahana king performed the Ashvamedha and Rajasuya sacrifices?Read the answer and worked solution →Who issued the Naneghat cave inscription, recording Vedic sacrifices of her husband Satakarni I?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Satavahana king composed the Gaha Sattasai in Maharashtri Prakrit?Read the answer and worked solution →Who made the Nasik inscription praising Gautamiputra Satakarni?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Satrap says he twice defeated Satakarni in the Junagadh inscription?Read the answer and worked solution →Vashishtiputra Satakarni made a marriage alliance with the daughter of which ruler?Read the answer and worked solution →Which king was the last of the main Satavahana line, ruling until about 225 CE?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city did Ptolemy name as the capital of Pulumavi?Read the answer and worked solution →In Satavahana-era inscriptions, what does the term nigama denote?Read the answer and worked solution →With which empire's trade did the Satavahanas dominate through their control of the Indian coast?Read the answer and worked solution →The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea names Pratishthana and which other Satavahana trade centre?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language, an ancestor of modern Marathi, was adopted as a courtly language by the Satavahanas?Read the answer and worked solution →What made Satavahana coinage notable among early Indian issues?Read the answer and worked solution →Which metals did the Satavahanas mainly use for their coins?Read the answer and worked solution →Satavahana portrait-style silver coins were usually struck over coins of which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →What did Yajna Satakarni's coins show, suggesting success in sea trade?Read the answer and worked solution →According to the Puranas, the first Satavahana king overthrew which dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →At which stupa was the oldest Satavahana inscription, naming Chimuka, found?Read the answer and worked solution →The Kushan Empire was formed in the early 1st century CE by which people?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the founder of the Kushan dynasty?Read the answer and worked solution →For roughly how long are Kushan rulers recorded?Read the answer and worked solution →Kanishka administered his empire from Mathura and which other capital?Read the answer and worked solution →Where was the summer capital of the Kushans?Read the answer and worked solution →Which governance titles did the Kushans introduce for provincial rulers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which city is listed in the Rabatak inscription among places submitted to Kanishka?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Who is named as the first Satavahana king in the Naneghat list of royals?

  1. King Kanha
  2. King Hala
  3. King Vijaya
  4. King Simuka
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Correct answer: D. King Simuka

1. The Naneghat inscription lists the Satavahana royals in order. 2. It names Simuka as the first king of the line. 3. Kanha was his brother and successor; Hala came much later; Pulumavi IV was the last king of the main line. _Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Foundation_

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The Puranas also call the Satavahanas by which name?

  1. Yavanas
  2. Sakas
  3. Kanvas
  4. Andhras
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Correct answer: D. Andhras

1. The Puranas refer to the dynasty by a regional and tribal name. 2. That name is Andhras. 3. Yavanas were Indo-Greeks, Sakas were Western Satraps and Kanvas were a rival dynasty the Satavahanas overthrew. _Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Lead section_

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Which region was the core of the Satavahana kingdom?

  1. Kashmir valley
  2. Punjab plains
  3. Bengal delta
  4. The Deccan
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Correct answer: D. The Deccan

1. The Satavahana kingdom mainly covered present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. 2. These lie in the Deccan, where the dynasty established peace after the Mauryas. 3. Punjab, Bengal and Kashmir were not in its core. _Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Lead section_

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