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UGC NET June 2025 History
What are the Satavahanas called in the Puranas?
ASatakarni
BAndhra ✓ Correct
CParashurama
DShalivahana
Correct answer: (B) Andhra — The answer is Andhra.
Explanation
★The answer is Andhra.
★The Satavahana dynasty is known as Andhra or Andhrabhrtya in the Puranas.
★The word Andhra probably refers to the dynasty's origin or region in the Deccan.
★Andhrabhrtya means servant of the Andhras.
★It possibly refers to their subordination to the earlier Maurya rule.
★So in the Puranas the Satavahanas are called Andhra.
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