Which of the following rulers is considered as the greatest king of Satavahana dynasty and is described as the destroyer of the Sakas, Yavanas and Pahlavas?
- ASimuka
- BHala
- CGautamiputra Satakarni
- DYajna Sri Satakarni
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Gautamiputra Satakarni (23
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ruler of the dynasty) is widely hailed as the greatest ruler of the Satavahana Empire. In the Nashik prashasti inscription commissioned by his mother Gautami Balasri, he is explicitly glorified as the 'Ekabrahmana' and the destroyer of the Sakas, Yavanas (Greeks), and Pahlavas (Indo-Parthians), restoring the prestige of his family.
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ruler of the dynasty) is widely hailed as the greatest ruler of the Satavahana Empire. In the Nashik prashasti inscription commissioned by his mother Gautami Balasri, he is explicitly glorified as the 'Ekabrahmana' and the destroyer of the Sakas, Yavanas (Greeks), and Pahlavas (Indo-Parthians), restoring the prestige of his family.