Yajna Sri Satakarni
| Yajna Sri Satakarni | |
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 Coin of Yajna Sri Satakarni. British Museum | |
| Last Satavahana King | |
| Reign | 2nd century CE |
| Successor | Vijaya |
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Yajna Sri Satakarni, also known as Gautamiputra Yajna Sri,[1][2] was an Indian ruler of the Satavahana dynasty. His reign is dated variously: c. 152-181 CE,[3] c. 165-195 CE,[4] c. 170-199 CE[5] or c. 174-203.[6]
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, which led to the decline of the Western Satraps.[7]
He is 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.
References
- ^ Pran Nath Chopra (1994). Encyclopaedia of India: Andhra Pradesh. Rima. p. 12.
- ^ Vijaya Laxmi Singh (1998). Ujjayini, a numismatic and epigraphic study. Khama. p. 121. ISBN 978-81-85495-47-7.
- ^ Carla M. Sinopoli (2001). "On the edge of empire: form and substance in the Satavahana dynasty". In Susan E. Alcock (ed.). Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History. Cambridge University Press. pp. 166–168.
- ^ Rama Shankar Tripathi (1942). History of Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 196.
- ^ 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
- "A Catalogue of Indian coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc..", Rapson
| Preceded by: Shivaskanda Satakarni. |
Satavahana ruler 2nd century CE |
Succeeded by: Vijaya |