alleryWhich Satrap says he twice defeated Satakarni in the Junagadh inscription?
ANahapana
BRudradaman I
CRishabhadatta
DVima Takto
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Rudradaman I
1. The Junagadh inscription records a Western Satrap boast.
2. Rudradaman I says he twice defeated Satakarni, lord of the Deccan, but spared him due to close kinship.
3. Nahapana ruled earlier; Rishabhadatta was Nahapana's son-in-law; Kujula Kadphises was a Kushan.
_Source: Wikipedia, Satavahana dynasty, Second Western Satraps invasion under Rudradaman I_
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