Western Satraps | NCERT Notes For UPSC And GPSC & Govt. Exams

Western Satraps | NCERT Notes For UPSC And GPSC & Govt. ExamsThe Western Satraps, Western Kshatrapas, or Kshaharatas (35–405 CE) were Indo-Scythian (Saka) rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh states). The Western Satraps were contemporaneous with...

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Satavahana's administration, economy, culture and religion | NCERT Notes for UPSC and GPSC & Govt. Exams

 Details about SatavahanaTerritorial extent of the SatavahanaThe Satavahana territory included northern Deccan region, spanning the present-day Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana states. At times, their rule also extended to present-day Gujarat, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. The Nashik prashasti inscription issued by Gautami Balashri, the mother of Gautamiputra Satakarni, claims...

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First Western Satraps invasion under Nahapana | Conflict with Satavahana | Satavahana Administration Economy | NCERT Notes for UPSC and GPSC & Govt. Exams

 First Western Satraps invasion under NahapanaLittle is known about Apilaka's successors, except cryptic references to one Kuntala Satakarni. The next well-known ruler of the dynasty was Hāla, who composed Gaha Sattasai in Maharashtri Prakrit. Like Hala, his four successors also ruled for very short periods (a total of 12...

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Kanva dynasty and Satavahana dynasty Post-Mauryan Empire(185/200 BCE-300 CE) NCERT Notes for UPSC and GPSC & Govt. Exams part - 2

Post-Mauryan Empire Part 2Kanva dynastyThe Kanva dynasty or Kanvayana was a Brahmin dynasty that replaced the Shunga dynasty in parts of eastern and central India, and ruled from 75 BCE to 30 BCE.Although the Puranic literature indicates that the Kanva Dynasty ruled in Magadha (in eastern India), their coins...

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Shunga Dynasty - Post-Mauryan Empire(185/200 BCE-300 CE) NCERT Notes for UPSC and GPSC & Govt. Exams part - 1

Post-Mauryan EmpireShunga EmpireThe Shunga Empire was an ancient Indian dynasty from Magadha that controlled areas of the central and eastern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 78 BCE. The dynasty was established by Pushyamitra Shunga, after the fall of the Maurya Empire. Its capital was Pataliputra, but later emperors...

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