Satavahana dynasty: Learn about the three indigenous

Learn about the three indigenous dynasties that ruled India after the Mauryas: the Sungas, the Kanvas and the Satavahanas. The web page covers their political, cultural and religious contributions, as well as their relations with foreign invaders and Buddhism. The Satavahana Dynasty : Civilization, Administration, and Cultural Flourish in Ancient Deccan The Emergence and Expansion of the Satavahanas Rise of the Satavahanas: Satavahanas rose in the 1st century BC in the Deccan region. They were the native successors of the Mauryans in Deccan and Central India. Satavahana Dynasty was established in the 1st century BC in the western Deccan Plateau. Satavahana Rulers had emerged from the Andhra region or the delta areas of the Krishna River and Godavari River. Satavahana dynasty , Indian family that, according to some interpretations based on the Puranas (ancient religious and legendary writings), belonged to the Andhra jati (“tribe”) and was the first Deccanese dynasty to build an empire in daksinapatha—i.e., the southern region. At the height of their