Question

To which one of the following dynasties did Raja Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani belong?

Options

• Vakataka

• Satvahana

• Kushan

• Gupta

Answer 1

Satvahana

Explanation:

Gautami-puta Siri-satakani ruled the Satavahana Empire in what is now India's Deccan region. He was called the vital and most significant ruler of the Satavahana Dynasty. He ruled in the first or second century CE. Gautamiputra Satakani's coins, Satavahana inscriptions, and royal lineages in the various Puranas provide information about him. His mother, Gautami Balashri's Nashik Prashasti inscription, is the most well-known, which praises him for numerous military victories.