| reign = 50-25 BCE<ref name="EP167">{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Susan E. |last2=Alcock |first2=John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. |last3=D'Altroy |first3=Terence N. |last4=Morrison |first4=Kathleen D. |last5=Sinopoli |first5=Carla M. |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |date=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521770200 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA167 |language=en}}</ref>
| reign = 50-25 BCE<ref name="EP167">{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Susan E. |last2=Alcock |first2=John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. |last3=D'Altroy |first3=Terence N. |last4=Morrison |first4=Kathleen D. |last5=Sinopoli |first5=Carla M. |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |date=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521770200 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA167 |language=en}}</ref>
| predecessor = [[Satakarni I]]
| predecessor = [[Satakarni I]]
| successor = [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]]
| successor = [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]]
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| dynasty = [[Satavahana dynasty|Satavahana]]
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| caption2 = The inscription appears on the stupa at the center of the top architrave, rear portion. It is written in three lines in early [[Brahmi script]] over the dome of the stupa in this relief.<ref>John Marshall, "A guide to Sanchi", [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]</ref> Dated circa 50 BCE- 0 CE.
| caption2 = The inscription appears on the stupa at the center of the top architrave, rear portion. It is written in three lines in early [[Brahmi script]] over the dome of the stupa in this relief.<ref>John Marshall, "A guide to Sanchi", [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]</ref> Dated circa 50 BCE- 0 CE.
| footer=Text of the inscription:<br>{{Script|Brah|𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺𑀲}} / {{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀲 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀻𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲}} / {{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀲 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀁}}<br>''Rāño Siri Sātakaṇisa'' / ''āvesaṇisa vāsitḥīputasa'' / ''Ānaṁdasa dānaṁ''<br>"Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of [[rajan]] [[Satakarni|Siri Satakarni]]"<ref>John Marshall, "A guide to Sanchi", [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]</ref>
| footer=Text of the inscription:<br>{{Script|Brah|𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺𑀲}} / {{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀲 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀻𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲}} / {{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀲 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀁}}<br>''Rāño Siri Sātakaṇisa'' / ''āvesaṇisa vāsitḥīputasa'' / ''Ānaṁdasa dānaṁ''<br>"Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of [[Raja|rajan]] [[Satakarni|Siri Satakarni]]"<ref>John Marshall, "A guide to Sanchi", [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]</ref>
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'''Satakarni II''' ([[Brahmi script]]: '''𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺''', ''Sātakaṇi'') was the fourth of the [[Satavahana]] kings, who ruled the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region of India. His reign is generally dated to 50-25 BCE.<ref name="EP167"/>
'''Satakarni II''' ([[Brahmi script]]: '''𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺''', ''Sātakaṇi'') was the fourth of the [[Satavahana]] kings, who ruled the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]] region of India. His reign is generally dated to 50-25 BCE.<ref name="EP167"/> Many scholars claim that Satakarni II didn't exist and hence his reign is disputed.
Satakarni II conquered eastern [[Malwa]] from the [[Shunga Empire|Shungas]] or the [[Kanva dynasty|Kanvas]], following the conquest of western Malwa by early Satavahana kings.<ref>{{cite book |title=Indian History |publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education |isbn=9781259063237 |page=251 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORnlAAAAQBAJ&pg=SL1-PA251 |language=en}}</ref> This allowed him access to the Buddhist site of [[Sanchi]], in which he is credited with the building of the decorated gateways around the original [[Mauryan Empire]] and [[Sunga]] [[stupa]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Kailash Chand |title=Malwa Through The Ages |date=1972 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=9788120808249 |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C&pg=PA154 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Satavahana occupation of Malwa|Satakarni II conquered eastern Malwa]] from the [[Shunga Empire|Shungas]] or the [[Kanva dynasty|Kanvas]], following the conquest of western Malwa by early Satavahana kings.<ref>{{cite book |title=Indian History |publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education |isbn=9781259063237 |page=251 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORnlAAAAQBAJ&pg=SL1-PA251 |language=en}}</ref> This allowed him access to the Buddhist site of [[Sanchi]], in which he is credited with the building of the decorated gateways around the original [[Mauryan Empire]] and [[Sunga]] [[stupa]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Kailash Chand |title=Malwa Through The Ages |date=1972 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=9788120808249 |page=154 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C&pg=PA154 |language=en}}</ref>
According to the Puranic lists of future kings, "137 years after the accession of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], the [[Sungas]] will rule for 112 years and then the [[Kanva dynasty|Kanvayanas]] for 45 years whose last king Susharman will be killed by the [[Andhra Dynasty|Andhra]] [[Simuka]]". If the accession of Chandragupta Maurya is dated to 324 BCE, then Simuka started to rule 294 years later, in 30 BCE.<ref name="TPV">{{cite book |last1=Verma |first1=Thakur Prasad |title=The Palaeography Of Brahmi Script |date=1971 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130329/page/n96 87]-88 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130329}}</ref> Simuka is then said to have ruled for 23 years, and his successor [[Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)|Kanha]] for 18 years, which would give 10 CE for the accession of his successor Satakarni.<ref name="TPV"/>
According to the Puranic lists of future kings, "137 years after the accession of [[Chandragupta Maurya]], the [[Sungas]] will rule for 112 years and then the [[Kanva dynasty|Kanvayanas]] for 45 years whose last king Susharman will be killed by the [[Andhra Dynasty|Andhra]] [[Simuka]]". If the accession of Chandragupta Maurya is dated to 324 BCE, then Simuka started to rule 294 years later, in 30 BCE.<ref name="TPV">{{cite book |last1=Verma |first1=Thakur Prasad |title=The Palaeography Of Brahmi Script |date=1971 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130329/page/n96 87]-88 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.130329}}</ref> Simuka is then said to have ruled for 23 years, and his successor [[Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)|Kanha]] for 18 years, which would give 10 CE for the accession of his successor Satakarni.<ref name="TPV"/>
A dedicatory inscription under "King Sri Satakarni" at [[Sanchi]] is thought to date to the time of Satakarni II.<ref name="EP169">{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Susan E. |last2=Alcock |first2=John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. |last3=D'Altroy |first3=Terence N. |last4=Morrison |first4=Kathleen D. |last5=Sinopoli |first5=Carla M. |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |date=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521770200 |page=169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA169 |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[:File:Siri-Satakani inscription Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gateway Rear of top architrave.jpg|Siri-Satakani inscription]]'' in the [[Brahmi script]] records the gift of one of the top [[architrave]]s of the Southern Gateway by the artisans of the Satavahana king Satakarni II:<ref name="EP169">{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Susan E. |last2=Alcock |first2=John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. |last3=D'Altroy |first3=Terence N. |last4=Morrison |first4=Kathleen D. |last5=Sinopoli |first5=Carla M. |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |date=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521770200 |page=169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA169 |language=en}}</ref>
A dedicatory inscription under "King Sri Satakarni" at [[Sanchi]] is thought to date to the time of Satakarni II.<ref name="EP169">{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Susan E. |last2=Alcock |first2=John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. |last3=D'Altroy |first3=Terence N. |last4=Morrison |first4=Kathleen D. |last5=Sinopoli |first5=Carla M. |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |date=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521770200 |page=169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA169 |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[:File:Siri-Satakani inscription Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gateway Rear of top architrave.jpg|Siri-Satakani inscription]]'' in the [[Brahmi script]] records the gift of one of the top [[architrave]]s of the Southern Gateway by the artisans of the Satavahana king Satakarni II:<ref name="EP169">{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Susan E. |last2=Alcock |first2=John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E. |last3=D'Altroy |first3=Terence N. |last4=Morrison |first4=Kathleen D. |last5=Sinopoli |first5=Carla M. |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |date=2001 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9780521770200 |page=169 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA169 |language=en}}</ref>
{{quote|[[File:Siri-Satakani inscription Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gateway Rear of top architrave detail.jpg|150px|left]]{{Script|Brah|𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺𑀲}} (Rāño Siri Sātakaṇisa)<br>{{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀲 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀻𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲}} (āvesaṇisa vāsitḥīputasa)<br>{{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀲 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀁}} (Ānaṁdasa dānaṁ)<p>"Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of [[rajan]] Siri Satakarni"|[[:File:Siri-Satakani inscription Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gateway Rear of top architrave.jpg|Inscription of the Southern Gateway of the Great Stupa]]<ref>John Marshall, "A guide to Sanchi", [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]</ref>}}
{{quote|[[File:Siri-Satakani inscription Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gateway Rear of top architrave detail.jpg|150px|left]]{{Script|Brah|𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺𑀲}} (Rāño Siri Sātakaṇisa)<br>{{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀲 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀻𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲}} (āvesaṇisa vāsitḥīputasa)<br>{{Script|Brah|𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀲 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀁}} (Ānaṁdasa dānaṁ)<br/>"Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of [[Raja|rajan]] Siri Satakarni"|[[:File:Siri-Satakani inscription Sanchi Stupa 1 Southern Gateway Rear of top architrave.jpg|Inscription of the Southern Gateway of the Great Stupa]]<ref>John Marshall, "A guide to Sanchi", [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.459148 p.48]</ref>}}
The reign of Satakarni II was followed by the collapse of the [[Satavahana Empire]], and the victories of the [[Western Satraps]] ruler [[Nahapana]].<ref name="EP167"/> The Satavahana Empire would later revive under the rule of [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]].<ref name="EP167"/>
The reign of Satakarni II was followed by the collapse of the [[Satavahana Empire]], and the victories of the [[Western Satraps]] ruler [[Nahapana]].<ref name="EP167"/> The Satavahana Empire would later revive under the rule of [[Gautamiputra Satakarni]].<ref name="EP167"/>
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*{{citation|title=History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: From the Earliest Times To the Present Day|last=Rao|publisher=Sterling publishers|year=1994|isbn=81-207-1719-8}}
*{{citation|title=History and Culture of Andhra Pradesh: From the Earliest Times To the Present Day|last=Rao|publisher=Sterling publishers|year=1994|isbn=81-207-1719-8}}
The inscription appears on the stupa at the center of the top architrave, rear portion. It is written in three lines in early Brahmi script over the dome of the stupa in this relief.[2] Dated circa 50 BCE- 0 CE.
Text of the inscription: 𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺𑀲 / 𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀲 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀻𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 / 𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀲 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀁 Rāño Siri Sātakaṇisa / āvesaṇisa vāsitḥīputasa / Ānaṁdasa dānaṁ "Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of rajanSiri Satakarni"[3]
Satakarni II (Brahmi script: 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, Sātakaṇi) was the fourth of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region of India. His reign is generally dated to 50-25 BCE.[1] Many scholars claim that Satakarni II didn't exist and hence his reign is disputed.
According to the Puranic lists of future kings, "137 years after the accession of Chandragupta Maurya, the Sungas will rule for 112 years and then the Kanvayanas for 45 years whose last king Susharman will be killed by the AndhraSimuka". If the accession of Chandragupta Maurya is dated to 324 BCE, then Simuka started to rule 294 years later, in 30 BCE.[6] Simuka is then said to have ruled for 23 years, and his successor Kanha for 18 years, which would give 10 CE for the accession of his successor Satakarni.[6]
A dedicatory inscription under "King Sri Satakarni" at Sanchi is thought to date to the time of Satakarni II.[7] The Siri-Satakani inscription in the Brahmi script records the gift of one of the top architraves of the Southern Gateway by the artisans of the Satavahana king Satakarni II:[7]
𑀭𑀸𑀜𑁄 𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀺 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺𑀲 (Rāño Siri Sātakaṇisa) 𑀆𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀡𑀺𑀲 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀻𑀧𑀼𑀢𑀲 (āvesaṇisa vāsitḥīputasa) 𑀆𑀦𑀁𑀤𑀲 𑀤𑀸𑀦𑀁 (Ānaṁdasa dānaṁ) "Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of rajan Siri Satakarni"
↑ 1.01.11.21.3Alcock, Susan E.; Alcock, John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E.; D'Altroy, Terence N.; Morrison, Kathleen D.; Sinopoli, Carla M. (2001). Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History. Cambridge University Press. p. 167. ISBN9780521770200.
↑ 7.07.1Alcock, Susan E.; Alcock, John H. D'Arms Collegiate Professor of Classical Archaeology and Classics and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Susan E.; D'Altroy, Terence N.; Morrison, Kathleen D.; Sinopoli, Carla M. (2001). Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History. Cambridge University Press. p. 169. ISBN9780521770200.
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