Kanva, Satavahana, Chedi/Cheti Dynasty

Sunga, Kanva, Satavahana, Chedi/Cheti Dynasty these dynasties are Native successors of Mauryan Dynasty https://iqmaths.in/general-knowledge/maurya-empire/, post Maurya Dynasty period (185BC-319BC)

Kanva Dynasty Period -73BC -28BC

• Capital – Patliputra
• In 73 BC, Devbhuti the last ruler of the Sunga Dynasty https://iqmaths.in/general-knowledge/sunga-dynastypost-maurya-period-185bc-73bc/ , was murdered by his minister Vasudeva, who usurped the throne and founded the Kanva Dynasty.
• The period came to end in 28BC

Satavahana Dynasty Period -60BC-225AD

• Capital – Pratishtana/Paithan(Maharashtra)
• The Satvahans are considered to be identical with the Andhras who were mentioned in the Puranas.
• Most of their early inscriptions found in Maharashtra.
• Simuka (60BC -37BC) was the founder of the Satvahna Dynasty.
• Satkarni I, its 3rd ruler, raised its power and prestige by Conquests.
• Hala, its 17th ruler, was the author of ‘Gathasaptasati’ or ‘Sattasai’ in Prakrit. Gunadhaya, the author of ‘vrihat katha’ was the contempary of Hala.
• It was Gautmiputra Satakarni (106 AD-130AD) who revived the Satahavahna power and defeted the saka Ksatrap Nahapana. He was the greatest Satavahana ruler(23rd ruler).
• Vasishthiputra Sri Satakarni (24th ruler) was Married to the daughter of Saka Kstrapa Rudradaman, but Defeted by him twice.
• Yajna Sri Satakarni, (27th ruler) was the dynasty’s last great ruler.
• Pulamavi III, its (30th ruler) was the last ruler Satavahana ruler.
• official language of the Satavahanas was Prakrit
• Satavahanas issued their coins in lead(mainly), copper, bronze and potin.
• The most famous of these attributed to the Satavahana Period are Amravati, a Sculptural treasure house, and Nagarjunakonda.

Cheti/Chedi Dynasty of Kalinga

• The history of Kalinga after the death of Ashoka https://iqmaths.in/general-knowledge/ashoka-indian-emperor is shrouded in obscurity. A new Dynasty, known as the Cheti or Chedi Dynasty, rose in the region probably in the 1st century BC.
• Our information about this dynasty is derived solely from the Hathigumpha Inscription(near Bhubaneswar, Orissa) of Kharavela, the 3rd ruler of dynasty.
• A follower of Jainism, Kharavela was liberal patron of jain monks for whose residence he constructed caves on the Udayagiri hill, near Bhubaneshwar in Orissa.