Tag: the shatavahanas/gautami puthra shatakarni (230 b.c. to 220 a.d.)

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Who was the last important ruler in Satavahana dynasty?

  1. Pulojimavi I

  2. Yajnashri Satakarni

  3. Vasisti Putra Satakarni

  4. Satakarni I


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
 Yajnashri Shatakarni was the last king of this dynasty. During his time, on account of continual attacks by the Shakas, the empire stood devastated.

Ghatikas during the period of Satavahanas were ___________.

  1. Hospitals

  2. Commercial Centres

  3. Educational Institution

  4. Military Camps


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Educational institutions during the Satavahana period were called ghatikas. Many scholars of Vedas and other scriptures were encouraged to teach the people. Satavahana dynasty belonged to the Andhra jati and was the first Deccanese dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha—i.e., the southern region. Their  rule began in the first century BCE and lasted until the second century CE.

The Kshaharata ruler Nahapana was defeated by

  1. Gautami Putra Satakarni

  2. Pulomavi I

  3. Pulomavi II

  4. Hala


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

According to Burgess, there might have been an interval of as much as a century between the reigns of these two kings. 

However, most historians now agree that Gautamiputra and Nahapana were contemporaries, and that Gautamiputra Satakarni defeated Nahapana.

In which of the following inscription Rudradaman mentioned that he defeated Satakarni twice?

  1. Nasikn Inscription

  2. Girnar Inscription

  3. Junagarah Inscription

  4. Hatigumpha Inscription


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, also known as the Girnar Rock inscription of Rudradaman, is a Sanskrit prose inscribed on a rock by the Indian Satraps ruler Rudradaman I. It is located near Girnar hill near Junagadh, Gujarat, India.

Rudradaman claims he defeated Vashishtiputra Satakarni twice in this inscription.

Who was the mother of Gautami Putra Satakarni?

  1. Naganika

  2. Kundava

  3. Gautami Balasri

  4. Gautami Mahadevi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gautami Balasri was the mother of Gautamiputra Satkarni. He was a ruler of the Satavahana Empire who ruled in the second cent. BCE. Satavahana dynasty belonged to the Andhra jati and was the first Deccanese dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha—i.e., the southern region. Their rule began in the first century BCE and lasted until the second century CE.

Which of the following contains about the marriage of Hala?

  1. Brihatkatha

  2. Mudrarakshasa

  3. Lilavati Parinayam

  4. Daskumara Charita


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Hāla was a Satavahana king who ruled in present-day Deccan region.
The Maharashtri Prakrit novel "Lilavati Parinayam "describes his romance with a princess of Simhaladvipa (identified with present-day Sri Lanka).

Shatavahana empire was divided into

  1. Bhuktis

  2. Sarkars

  3. Janapadas

  4. Mandalas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
 The kingdom had been divided into provinces called Janapada for purpose of administration and officers had been appointed to look after them. The cities and villages were looked after by self-governing institutions.