Shivaskanda Satakarni was one of the last rulers of the
Satavahana dynasty
The Satavahanas (''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the la ...
in India. He succeeded
Vashishtiputra Satakarni
Vashishtiputra Sātakarni (Brahmi: 𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀣𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀁𑀁𑀡𑀺, ''Vāsiṭhiputa Sātakaṃṇi'') was a Satavahana king, who ruled the Deccan region in India, during the 2nd century CE. He was the bro ...
in 145 CE. His reign is dated variously: 154-161 CE,
or 145-152 CE.
He was defeated twice in battle by his
Western Satrap
The Western Satraps, or Western Kshatrapas (Brahmi:, ''Mahakṣatrapa'', "Great Satraps") were Indo-Scythian (Saka) rulers of the western and central part of India ( Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh ...
enemy
Rudradaman.
''Encyclopedia of ancient Asian civilizations'' by Charles Higham p.299
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Notes
2nd-century Indian monarchs
Year of death unknown
Satavahana dynasty
Year of birth unknown
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