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Question
In which of the following regions Satvahanas rules during second century BCE to Second century CE?
Options
Northern and Deccan India
Western and Deccan India
Deccan and Eastern India
Eastern and Northern India
Solution
Western and Deccan India
Explanation:
The Satavahanas who ruled over parts of western and central India (c. second century BCE-second century CE).
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