Vashishtiputra Satakarni Explained

Succession:Satavahana King
Reign:2nd century CE
Successor:Yajna Sri Satakarni
Dynasty:Satavahana
Religion:Vedic religion

Vashishtiputra Sātakarni (Brahmi: , Vāsiṭhiputa Sātakaṃṇi) was a Satavahana king, who ruled the Deccan region in India, during the 2nd century CE. He was the brother of Yajna Sri Satakarni, his regnal successor and Vasishthiputra Pulumavi, his regnal predecessor. His reign is dated 158-165 CE.[1]

Vashishtiputra Sātakarni was in great conflict with the Scythian Western Kshatrapas in the West, but he eventually married the daughter of Rudradaman I of the Western Kshatrapas dynasty, in order to forge an alliance.[2] The inscription relating the marriage between Rudradaman I's daughter and Vashishtiputra Satakarni appears in a cave at Kanheri:[2]

Later, however, Vashishtiputra Sātakarni was defeated by his father-in-law in battle, with serious effect on Sātavāhana power and prestige:

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ajanta Paintings: 86 Panels of Jatakas and Other Themes . Rajesh Kumar Singh . Hari Sena . 2013 . 9788192510750 . 15–16 .
  2. Book: Alcock . Susan E. . Alcock . John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. . D'Altroy . Terence N. . Morrison . Kathleen D. . Sinopoli . Carla M. . Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History . 2001 . Cambridge University Press . 9780521770200 . 175 . en.