Saka-Satavahana Wars
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 The territory of the Sakas and Andhras at one point during the wars. | |||||||||
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| Satavahana dynasty | Saka ksatraps | ||||||||
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| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||||
The Saka-Satavahana Wars were a series of conflicts fought between the Saka ksatraps and the Satavahanas during the 1st-2nd century CE. Both sides achieved success at varying points of the conflict, but in the end, it was the Satvahanas who prevailed. However, constant wars with the Sakas severely weakened them and was a major contributor in their fall.
Wars[]
First Phase[]
The Saka ruler Bhumaka was succeeded by his son Nahapana, and became a very powerful ruler. During 15-40 CE, he occupied portions of the Satavahana empire in western and central India. He is known to have ruled the former Satavahana territory, as attested by the inscriptions of his governor and son-in-law, Rishabhadatta.[2] Nahapana Nahapana held sway over Malwa, Southern Gujarat, and Northern Konkan, from Bharuch to Sopara and the Nasik and Poona districts.[3]
It was probably during the reign of Satavahana king Sivasvati that the Kshaharatas invaded Northern Maharastra and Vidarbha and occupied the districts of Pune and Nashik, forcing the Satavahanas to abandon their capital Junnar and to move to Prastisthana (modern Paithan) in the vicinity of Aurangabad.[4][5]
Second Phase[]
