Yajna Sri Satakarni
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Yajna Sri Satakarni | |
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Last Satavahana King | |
Reign | 2nd century CE |
Predecessor | Vashishtiputra Satakarni |
Successor | Madhariputra Sakasena |
Satavahana kings 100 BCE–2nd c. CE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yajna Sri Satakarni, also known as Gautamiputra Yajna Sri,
He is considered to be the last great king of the Satavahana dynasty. He regained some of the territory lost to
Shakas (the Western Satraps) under Vashishtiputra Satakarni. He defeated the Western Satraps and reconquered their southern regions in western and central India.[7]
The Satavahana started to decline after Yajna Sri Satakarni, while the Western Satraps would continue to prosper for another two centuries.
Coinage
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Coin of Gautamiputra Yajna Satakarni
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Coin of Gautamiputra Yajna Satakarni
Inscriptions
There are two inscriptions of Yajna Sri Satakarni at
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These inscriptions show that the Satavahanas were in possession of the areas of
Nasik
during the reign of Sri Yajna Satakarni.
He is also known from his coins, and from the mention of his name in the regnal lists of the Matsya Purana, in which he is said to have ruled 29 years.[12]
Nasik Caves, Cave No.20 "Sri Yajna vihara" (circa 180 CE) | |
Cave No.20 at the Kanheri . This means probably that the cave was carved in the end of the 2nd century CE. It also shows that the Satavahanas reclaimed the area of Nasik under Sri Yajna Satakarni.One more inscription over one of the small cellars mentions its gift by a lay devotee named Mamma.[10]
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References
- ^ Pran Nath Chopra (1994). Encyclopaedia of India: Andhra Pradesh. Rima. p. 12.
- ISBN 978-81-85495-47-7.
- ISBN 9780521770200.
- ISBN 9788120800182.
- ^ Pran Nath Chopra; T. K. Ravindran; N. Subrahmanian, eds. (1979). Ancient period. S. Chand. p. 25.
- ^ Alain Daniélou (2003). A Brief History of India. Inner Traditions. p. 137.
- ^ "later Satavahana named Yajna Satakarni seems to have conquered the Southern Dominions of the Western Satraps. His coins contain figures of ships, probably indicating the naval power of the Andras. He not only ruled Aparanta, but probably also the eastern part of the Central Provinces". Majumdar, p. 135
- ^ Burgess, James; Bühler, Georg (1883). Report on the Elura cave temples and the Brahmanical and Jaina caves in western India; completing the results of the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons' operations of the Archaeological survey, 1877-78, 1878-79, 1879-80. Supplementary to the volume on "The cave temples of India.". London, Trübner & Co. p. 79.
- ^ Burgess, James; Bühler, Georg (1883). Report on the Elura cave temples and the Brahmanical and Jaina caves in western India; completing the results of the fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons' operations of the Archaeological survey, 1877-78, 1878-79, 1879-80. Supplementary to the volume on "The cave temples of India.". London, Trübner & Co. p. 75.
- ^ a b c Epigraphia Indica p.93 Inscription No.22
- ^ a b Burgess, Jas (1883). Archaeological Survey Of Western India. p. 114.
- ^ Rao 1994, p. 14.
- "A Catalogue of Indian coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc..", Rapson
Preceded by: Shivaskanda Satakarni. |
Satavahana ruler 2nd century CE |
Succeeded by: Vijaya |
Book sources
Rao (1994), History and Culture Of Andhra Pradesh: From the Earliest times to the present day, Sterling Publishers, ISBN 81-207-1719-8