Satavahana Dynasty was established in the 1st century BC in the western Deccan Plateau. Satavahana Rulers had emerged from the Andhra region or the delta areas of the Krishna River and Godavari River. The Satavahana Dynasty : Civilization, Administration, and Cultural Flourish in Ancient Deccan The Emergence and Expansion of the Satavahanas Rise of the Satavahanas: Satavahanas rose in the 1st century BC in the Deccan region. They were the native successors of the Mauryans in Deccan and Central India. Satavahana dynasty , Indian family that, according to some interpretations based on the Puranas (ancient religious and legendary writings), belonged to the Andhra jati (“tribe”) and was the first Deccanese dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha—i.e., the southern region. At the height of their Read this article to learn about the Satavahana Dynasty: Rulers, Administration, Society and Economic and Religious Conditions during the Rule of Satavahana Dynasty ! In the north-western Deccan on the ruins of the Mauryan empire arose the kingdom of the Satavahanas in the first century B.C., with its centre at Pratishtana (modern Paithan in Maharashtra). The Puranas speak only of the Andhra rule and not of the Satavahana rule. On the other hand the name Andhra does not occur in the ...
