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Write a note on Gautamiputra Satakarni.
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- Gautamiputra Satakarni was the greatest ruler of the family.
- In the Nasik prashasti, published by his mother GautamiBalasri, Gautamiputra Satakarni is described as the destroyer of Sakas, Yavanas (Greeks), and Pahlavas (Parthians).
- The extent of the empire is also mentioned in the record.
- Their domain included Maharashtra, north Konkan, Berar, Gujarat, Kathiawar, and Malwa.
- His ship coins are suggestive of Andhras’ skill in seafaring and their naval power.
- The Bogor inscriptions suggest that South India played an important role in the process of early state formation in Southeast Asia.
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Chapter 1.2: The Post-Mauryan India - Exercise [Page 111]
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