History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
Who were the 'Satavahanas'?
ARulers of Upper Deccan ✓ Correct
BRulers of North India
CRulers of Western India
DRulers of Kalinga
Correct answer: (A) Rulers of Upper Deccan — The answer is that the Satavahanas were rulers of the Upper Deccan.
Explanation
★The answer is that the Satavahanas were rulers of the Upper Deccan.
★In the first century BCE two powers rose south of the Vindhyas, the Satavahanas and the Chedis of Kalinga.
★The Chedi power was short-lived, but the Satavahanas flourished for about three centuries.
★Their authority over the Dakshinapatha lasted in some form for four and a half centuries.
★They protected their independence and encouraged literature, art, trade and commerce.
★So the Satavahanas belong to the Upper Deccan, not North India or Kalinga.
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