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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| capital                = [[Pratishthana]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravati]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Pauni]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Dr. Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi |url=https://archive.org/details/the-history-and-inscriptions-of-the-satavahanas-and-the-western-kshatrapas/page/n208/mode/1up?q=Pratik+ |title=The History And Inscriptions Of The Sātavāhanas And The Western Kshatrapas |date=1981 |pages=23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Junnar]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Lenyadri Group of Caves, Junnar - Ticketed Monument - ArchaeologicalSurvey of India|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_maha_junnarcaves.asp|website=Asi.nic.in|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=30 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410125940/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_maha_junnarcaves.asp|archive-date=10 April 2009|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| capital                = [[Pratishthana]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravati]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Pauni]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Dr. Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi |url=https://archive.org/details/the-history-and-inscriptions-of-the-satavahanas-and-the-western-kshatrapas/page/n208/mode/1up?q=Pratik+ |title=The History And Inscriptions Of The Sātavāhanas And The Western Kshatrapas |date=1981 |pages=23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Junnar]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Lenyadri Group of Caves, Junnar - Ticketed Monument - ArchaeologicalSurvey of India|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_maha_junnarcaves.asp|website=Asi.nic.in|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|access-date=30 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410125940/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_maha_junnarcaves.asp|archive-date=10 April 2009|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| official_languages     = [[Prakrit]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gE7udqBkACwC&amp;amp;q=Maharashtri+Prakrit+was+the+official+language+of+the+Satavahana+dynasty |title=A Comprehensive History Of Ancient India (3 Vol. Set) |date=1 December 2003 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-81-207-2503-4 |pages=103 |language=en|quote=The use of Prakrit in Ashokan inscriptions and its continuance under the Satavahanas as the official language raised Maharashtri Prakrit from a common local dialect to the stature of a literary idiom. The most important work is Satasati or Gathasaptasati-an anthology of 700 erotic verses in Maharashtri Prakrit and in the Arya metre. Gunadhya&#039;s Brihatkatha (Great Romance) probably belonged to this period.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;(&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;official, court, literature, inscriptions&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| official_languages     = [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Maharashtri &lt;/ins&gt;Prakrit]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gE7udqBkACwC&amp;amp;q=Maharashtri+Prakrit+was+the+official+language+of+the+Satavahana+dynasty |title=A Comprehensive History Of Ancient India (3 Vol. Set) |date=1 December 2003 |publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd |isbn=978-81-207-2503-4 |pages=103 |language=en|quote=The use of Prakrit in Ashokan inscriptions and its continuance under the Satavahanas as the official language raised Maharashtri Prakrit from a common local dialect to the stature of a literary idiom. The most important work is Satasati or Gathasaptasati-an anthology of 700 erotic verses in Maharashtri Prakrit and in the Arya metre. Gunadhya&#039;s Brihatkatha (Great Romance) probably belonged to this period.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;(&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;official, court, literature, inscriptions&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| religion               = [[Brahmanism]]{{sfn|Sinopoli|2001|p=172}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Buddhism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Vaishnavism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Digambar Janardhan Sonawane |url=https://archive.org/details/cultural-contribution-of-satvahanas-in-the-history-of-deccan/page/n23/mode/1up |title=Cultural Contribution Of Satvahanas In The History Of Deccan |pages=23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;academic.oup.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | title=The Satavahana Phase | website=academic.oup.com | date=2007 | doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195687859.003.0021 | url=https://academic.oup.com/book/27690/chapter-abstract/197831152?redirectedFrom=fulltext | access-date=29 October 2022 | last1=Sharma | first1=R.S. | pages=203–210 | isbn=978-0-19-568785-9 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Shaivism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBJuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22satavahana+rulers+were+staunch+devotees+of+saivism%22 |title=The Andhra Pradesh Journal of Archaeology |date=1995 |publisher=Director of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Andhra Pradesh. |pages=106 |language=en |quote=An inscription from Sthanakundür and coins with images of Skanda and bull, issued by Siri Satakani indicate that the early Satavahanas were devotees of Siva. Though, the early Satavāhana rulers were staunch devotees of Saivism, their religious edifices have not been traced so far in coastal Andhra Desa.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Jainism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Dr. Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi |url=https://archive.org/details/the-history-and-inscriptions-of-the-satavahanas-and-the-western-kshatrapas/page/n208/mode/1up?q=Pratik+ |title=The History And Inscriptions Of The Sātavāhanas And The Western Kshatrapas |date=1981 |pages=180–181}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| religion               = [[Brahmanism]]{{sfn|Sinopoli|2001|p=172}}&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Buddhism]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Vaishnavism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Digambar Janardhan Sonawane |url=https://archive.org/details/cultural-contribution-of-satvahanas-in-the-history-of-deccan/page/n23/mode/1up |title=Cultural Contribution Of Satvahanas In The History Of Deccan |pages=23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;academic.oup.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | title=The Satavahana Phase | website=academic.oup.com | date=2007 | doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195687859.003.0021 | url=https://academic.oup.com/book/27690/chapter-abstract/197831152?redirectedFrom=fulltext | access-date=29 October 2022 | last1=Sharma | first1=R.S. | pages=203–210 | isbn=978-0-19-568785-9 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;[[Shaivism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBJuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=%22satavahana+rulers+were+staunch+devotees+of+saivism%22 |title=The Andhra Pradesh Journal of Archaeology |date=1995 |publisher=Director of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Andhra Pradesh. |pages=106 |language=en |quote=An inscription from Sthanakundür and coins with images of Skanda and bull, issued by Siri Satakani indicate that the early Satavahanas were devotees of Siva. Though, the early Satavāhana rulers were staunch devotees of Saivism, their religious edifices have not been traced so far in coastal Andhra Desa.}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[Jainism]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Dr. Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi |url=https://archive.org/details/the-history-and-inscriptions-of-the-satavahanas-and-the-western-kshatrapas/page/n208/mode/1up?q=Pratik+ |title=The History And Inscriptions Of The Sātavāhanas And The Western Kshatrapas |date=1981 |pages=180–181}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Satavahanas&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPAc-en|,|s|a:|t|@|&#039;|v|a:|h|@|n|@}}; &#039;&#039;Sādavāhana&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Sātavāhana&#039;&#039;,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto3&quot; /&amp;gt; [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{IAST|Sātavāhana}})&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, also referred to as the &#039;&#039;&#039;Andhras&#039;&#039;&#039; (also &#039;&#039;Andhra-bhṛtyas&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Andhra-jatiyas&#039;&#039;) in the [[Puranas]]&lt;/del&gt;, were an [[ancient India]]n [[dynasty]]. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the late 2nd century BCE and lasted until the early 3rd century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE based on the [[Puranas]], but uncorroborated by archaeological evidence. The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Andhra Pradesh&lt;/del&gt;]], [[Telangana]], and [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Maharashtra&lt;/del&gt;]]. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Karnataka]]. The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including [[Pratishthana]] (Paithan) and [[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravati]] ([[Dharanikota]]).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &#039;&#039;&#039;Satavahanas&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{IPAc-en|,|s|a:|t|@|&#039;|v|a:|h|@|n|@}}; &#039;&#039;Sādavāhana&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;Sātavāhana&#039;&#039;,&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;auto3&quot; /&amp;gt; [[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: {{IAST|Sātavāhana}}),were an [[ancient India]]n [[dynasty]]. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the late 2nd century BCE and lasted until the early 3rd century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE based on the [[Puranas]], but uncorroborated by archaeological evidence. The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Maharashtra&lt;/ins&gt;]], [[Telangana]], and [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Andhra Pradesh&lt;/ins&gt;]]. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern [[Gujarat]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Karnataka]]. The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Paithan|&lt;/ins&gt;Pratishthana]] (Paithan) and [[Amaravathi village, Guntur district|Amaravati]] ([[Dharanikota]]).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The origin of the dynasty is uncertain, but according to the [[Purana]]s, their first king overthrew the [[Kanva dynasty]]. In the post-[[Mauryan Empire|Maurya]] era, the Satavahanas established peace in the Deccan region and resisted the onslaught of foreign invaders. In particular their struggles with the [[Indo-Scythians|Saka]] ([[Western Satraps]]) went on for a long time. The dynasty reached its zenith under the rule of [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]] and his successor [[Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi|Vasisthiputra Pulamavi]]. The kingdom had fragmented into smaller states by the early 3rd century CE.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The origin of the dynasty is uncertain, but according to the [[Purana]]s, their first king overthrew the [[Kanva dynasty]]. In the post-[[Mauryan Empire|Maurya]] era, the Satavahanas established peace in the Deccan region and resisted the onslaught of foreign invaders. In particular their struggles with the [[Indo-Scythians|Saka]] ([[Western Satraps]]) went on for a long time. The dynasty reached its zenith under the rule of [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]] and his successor [[Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi|Vasisthiputra Pulamavi]]. The kingdom had fragmented into smaller states by the early 3rd century CE.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| conventional_long_name = Satavahana dynasty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;| conventional_long_name = Satavahana dynasty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:History of Telangana]]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-added&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:States and territories disestablished in the 3rd century]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:States and territories disestablished in the 3rd century]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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