Satavahana dynasty

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Deccan polity ancient Indian dynasty royal house

The Satavahana dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that controlled large parts of the Deccan plateau, playing a key role in regional trade, culture, and the spread of Buddhism between roughly the 1st century BCE and 3rd century CE.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Satavahana dynasty canonical	12
Satavahana period	6
Satavahana realm	2
Andhra dynasty	1
Satavahana rulers	1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Deccan polity ⓘ ancient Indian dynasty ⓘ royal house ⓘ
administrativeDivision	aharas (districts) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Satavahana dynasty ⓘ surface form: Andhra dynasty Andhra ⓘ surface form: Andhras
capital	Amaravati ⓘ Junnar ⓘ Pratishthana ⓘ
coinage	copper coins ⓘ lead coins ⓘ silver coins ⓘ
conflict	Shaka rulers ⓘ Indo-Scythian Kingdoms ⓘ surface form: Western Kshatrapas
continent	Asia ⓘ
controlledTerritory	parts of Gujarat ⓘ parts of Karnataka ⓘ parts of Madhya Pradesh ⓘ present-day Andhra Pradesh ⓘ present-day Maharashtra ⓘ Telangana ⓘ surface form: present-day Telangana
country	India ⓘ
culturalContribution	development of Prakrit literature ⓘ support of early Buddhist art in Deccan ⓘ
economicActivity	long-distance trade ⓘ maritime trade with Roman Empire ⓘ trade in cotton textiles ⓘ trade in semi-precious stones ⓘ trade in spices ⓘ
endTime	3rd century CE ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Andhra ⓘ
followedBy	Ikshvaku dynasty (Andhra) ⓘ Vakataka dynasty ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
languageUsed	Prakrit ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ
notableRuler	Gautamiputra Satakarni ⓘ Satakarni I ⓘ Simuka ⓘ Gautamiputra Satakarni ⓘ surface form: Vasisthiputra Pulumavi Yajna Sri Satakarni ⓘ
notableSite	Amaravati Stupa ⓘ Kanheri Hill ⓘ surface form: Kanheri caves Karle caves ⓘ Nasik caves ⓘ
patronage	Brahmanical institutions ⓘ Buddhist monasteries ⓘ
politicalCenter	Deccan Plateau ⓘ surface form: Eastern Deccan Deccan Plateau ⓘ surface form: Western Deccan
precededBy	Maurya Empire ⓘ
region	Deccan Plateau ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
scriptUsed	Brahmi script ⓘ
socialPolicy	support for varna-based social order ⓘ
startTime	1st century BCE ⓘ
tradeRoute	Dakshinapatha (southern trade route) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Satavahana dynasty
Description of subject: The Satavahana dynasty was an ancient Indian ruling family that controlled large parts of the Deccan plateau, playing a key role in regional trade, culture, and the spread of Buddhism between roughly the 1st century BCE and 3rd century CE.

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Marathi people → historicalPolity → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

South India → historicalDynasty → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Gupta Empire → precededBy → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

ancient India → hasPart → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Ancient India

Satavahana dynasty → alsoKnownAs → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andhra dynasty

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi → majorDevelopmentPeriod → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana period

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi → associatedWithDynasty → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Ajanta Caves → period → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana period

Srisailam Temple → associatedDynasties → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Shunga Empire → borderedBy → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana realm

Telugu–Kannada script family → historicalRegion → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana realm

Amaravati sculptures → period → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana period

Seven Islands of Bombay → formerRulers → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Pallava dynasty → precededBy → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Pandavleni Caves → era → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana period

Deccan region → wasCapitalRegionOf → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Gaha Sattasai (Gāthā Saptashatī) → associatedDynasty → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

subject surface form: Gaha Sattasai

Indo-Scythian Kingdoms → conflictWith → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

INS Satavahana → namedAfter → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

Karla Caves → inUseDuring → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana period

Karla Caves → patron → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana rulers

Bhaja Caves → era → Satavahana dynasty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satavahana period