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Satakarni (Satakarni I) was the third of the Satavahana
Satavahana

The Satavahanas also known as Andhras , were a dynasty which ruled from Junnar , Prathisthan in Maharashtra and Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh over Southern and Central India from around 230 BCE onward....
 kings. He ruled around 180 BCE in Central India.

It is thought that Satakarni was a son of Kunala
Kunala

Kunala or Kunal was the son of Emperor Ashoka and Queen Padmavati, and presumptive heir to Ashoka and thus the heir to the Mauryan Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent....
. He only ruled for two years, but he achieved the conquest of the Western Malwa region from the Sungas.

Satakarni is mentioned in the Hathigumpha inscription
Hathigumpha inscription

The Hathigumpha inscription, from Udayagiri, near Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, was written by Kharavela, the king of Kalinga in India, during the 2nd century BCE....
 of Kalinga_%28India%29, as a rival to king Kharavela
Kharavela

Kharavela was the greatest Oriya emperor of Kalinga , the ancient name of Orissa state of India. The Chedi dynasty of Kalinga under the kingship of Kharavela ascended to eminence and restored the lost power and glory of Kalinga, which was subdued since the devastating Kalinga war with Ashoka....
:

"And in the second year (he), disregarding Satakamini, dispatches to the western regions an army strong in cavalry, elephants, infantry (nara) and chariots (ratha) and by that army having reached the Kanha-bemna, he throws the city of the Musikas
Musikas

The Musikas were an Indian tribe of the lower Indus. They were confronted and vanquished by Alexander the Great as he went downstream on the Indus River....
 into consternation." Epigraphia Indica, Vol.






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Satakarni (Satakarni I) was the third of the Satavahana
Satavahana

The Satavahanas also known as Andhras , were a dynasty which ruled from Junnar , Prathisthan in Maharashtra and Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh in Andhra Pradesh over Southern and Central India from around 230 BCE onward....
 kings. He ruled around 180 BCE in Central India.

It is thought that Satakarni was a son of Kunala
Kunala

Kunala or Kunal was the son of Emperor Ashoka and Queen Padmavati, and presumptive heir to Ashoka and thus the heir to the Mauryan Empire which once ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent....
. He only ruled for two years, but he achieved the conquest of the Western Malwa region from the Sungas.

Satakarni is mentioned in the Hathigumpha inscription
Hathigumpha inscription

The Hathigumpha inscription, from Udayagiri, near Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, was written by Kharavela, the king of Kalinga in India, during the 2nd century BCE....
 of Kalinga_%28India%29, as a rival to king Kharavela
Kharavela

Kharavela was the greatest Oriya emperor of Kalinga , the ancient name of Orissa state of India. The Chedi dynasty of Kalinga under the kingship of Kharavela ascended to eminence and restored the lost power and glory of Kalinga, which was subdued since the devastating Kalinga war with Ashoka....
:

"And in the second year (he), disregarding Satakamini, dispatches to the western regions an army strong in cavalry, elephants, infantry (nara) and chariots (ratha) and by that army having reached the Kanha-bemna, he throws the city of the Musikas
Musikas

The Musikas were an Indian tribe of the lower Indus. They were confronted and vanquished by Alexander the Great as he went downstream on the Indus River....
 into consternation." Epigraphia Indica, Vol. XX


Satakarni organized two horse sacrifices (Aswamedhas), to proclaim his sovereignty.

His queen was Naganika, a member of the Maharathi family. She wrote the Naneghat
Naneghat

Naneghat is a mountain pass in the Western Ghats range near Junnar in Pune district of Maharashtra, India. During the reign of the Satavahana , the pass was extensively used as a trade route between Kalyan and Junnar....
 inscription, in which she describes Satakarni as "Lord of Dakshinapatha, wielder of the unchecked wheel of Sovereignty".

Satakarni may have been killed in battle. He was succeeded by his two young sons Vedistri and Satisisri, under the regency of their mother Nayanika.