Satavahanas VS Western Kshatraps | The greatest rivalry of Ancient India

The Shakas of Western Kshatrapa who emerges in Indian History around the middle of the first century AD challenged the existing power of the Satavahanas in the Western Deccan region. In this video, we will discuss the rivalry that continued for 150 years between the Western Kshatraps and the Satavahanas. The different rulers like Nahapana, Gautamiputra Satakarni, and Rudradaman who played an important role in this conflict are also discussed in this video.
Reference:-
1. A History of South India by K. A. Nilakanta Sastri
2. The age of imperial unity (The history and culture of the Indian people Vol 2)
3. Comprehensive History of India Vol.2, The Mauryas and the Satavahanas, Edited by K. A. Nilakanta Sastra
4. Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty by Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri
5. Formative Phase of the Western Deccan Satavahanas and Kshaharatas by Ajay Mitra Shastri (ARTICLE)
6. Satavahana Chronology: A Re-examination by M. K. Dhavalikar (ARTICLE)
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[@Rajj854]

The tactic of Rudradaman reminds me of saying by Mao Tse Tung. "when a fox gets friendly, its time to put another lock on the hen cage"

[@brassteeth3355]

Legend has it that he got rid of the foxes by starving all the hens to death.

[@rajurastogi18]

There is folklore in Maharashtra that shalivahana defeated nahapana with his clay army and then started shalivahana shaka which is used till date

[@SMCGPRA]

Yes shalivana saka common to Kar, maha, Telangana and AP

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[@tazziiieee]

Nahapana and the western kshatraps:Ha! ha! We got ur 2 major ports kalyan and soparaka and more than 80% of ur territory, Now u guys are stuck,encumbered and pinned down in ur capital Prathisthana! Gautami Putra Satakarni:UNO reverse card

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[@williamliamsmith4923]

Great content. It would be nice to also see approximate or actual years on the map as the areas change.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you, I would've added the timeline but the problem is most of the date regarding this are matter of debate. We only have estimates.

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[@anselmdanker9519]

Thank you for this very interesting insight of the history of India. Is it know what the composition of the armies on both sides ?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. Sadly, we do not have any information about the size of the army or its composition.

[@riya4883]

Thank you so much sir , after watching so many videos I finally got a video which satisfied me ,ur videos contain depth knowledge, sir I really need video on gautamiputra satakarni kindly guide me 🙏

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. I've talked about Gautamiputra Satakarni in this video. If you want to know more, do read the references that I've provided in the description.

[@riya4883]

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[@vaibhavsingh4200]

Ancestor of Bhumak was Abhirak which meant from Abhira tribe and kshaharata dynasty, Saka of western kshtrap were of Abhira tribe and even during the Time of Gupt empire Wertern Rajasthan and and sindh were under their rule. They were regarded as Mlecchas because of their foreign origin and disregard for brahminical rituals.

[@Shivamsays_]

Basically they are abhirs/ahir of Yadavas of krishn lineage

[@srijan.sikhar.dutta.]

then how did they came from persia?

[@kraut1982]

Kalyan and Sopara are suburbs of Mumbai today. This seems to beginning of Maharashtra and Gujarat rivalry over ports that continues till date. The Satvahanas had access to ports on both coast of India what a trade they must be having with both eastern and western countries 🤑 It would have been nice to see some visuals of Naneghat caves in Maharashtra that have Bramhi inscription by Naganika queen of Gautamiputra Satkarni. And also the inscriptions at Pandavleni in Nashik by Nahapan.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

The visuals of Naneghat is in the previous video that talk about early Satavahanas. And the inscription talks about an early Satavahana king Satakarni not Gautamiputra Satakarni. The most important inscription about Gautamiputra is a prashasti commissioned by his mother Gautami Balashri.

[@chan625]

Kalyan and Nalasopara yes.. i think Kalyan was called as Kaliyaan or something similar, so it may not have meant what the word kalyan (good occurrence) means in Marathi today

[@sanketghorpade4066]

​@@chan625 no.. it was called as kalyan only and not kaliyaan as the official language of satavahanas was prakrit from which the marathi has evolved...

[@saurabhlimbad7634]

Step by step ...you explained very nicely.. Indeed that time, there were incidence of shuffling of power between Saka and satvahana. Correct me if i am wrong but, we find Nahapan and Gautamiputra satkarni's inscription in Nashik cave. Btw I am from Kalyan and was not aware about Kalyan being one of important port for Satvahana. These 3 ports are today's Bharuch, Nala sopara and Kalyan. 1) But Periplus of Erythrean Sea pronounce Bharuch as Bargyaza then how come you come across the name Bharukachcha 2) Rudradaman used Pure sanksrit to write his inscription, the ayodhya inscription (by Dhana) are also in Sanskrit and belong to earlier period then why Rudradaman is said to have used Chaste Sanskrit for the first time (read it somewhere). Do you have rubbing for these inscription by Rudradaman? I sometime wonder, many people from Gujarat/Sindh living among us could be Saka origin.:)

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank You In Nashik caves, we have inscriptions of Gautamiputra Satakarni and Ushavadaata who was the son-in-law of Nahapana. The term Bharukachchha appear in ancient Indian texts. About the inscription of Dhana, historians aren't sure about the date of that inscription, so we can't say with certainty which one is older. And Rudraman's inscription is not the oldest inscription to use Sanksrit. There are some inscriptions that are found in Mathara that uses more archaic Brahmi than the one used in Rudradamans inscription. Here is the rubbing, but it's not clear archive.org/details/EpigraphiaIndica/page/n61/mode/2up

[@ajaymalolan1497]

Me rooting for satavahanas the whole episode.

[@witchilich]

What is your opinion on the mid chronology of Satavahanas proposed by Dr. Dehejia and Shailendra Bhandare, and later corrected by Anrew Ollett? Based on this Satakarni I (88-42 BCE) rule lines up with Bahasatamita and Demetrius III(all three names mentioned by Kharavela), Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni comes to power towards the end of Nahapana's rule, Gautamiputra's grandson Vasisthiputra Sri Satakarni was the one in conflict with Rudraraman. Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni (ca. 60-84 CE) Vasisthiputra Sri Pulumavi (ca. 84-119 CE) Vasisthiputra Sri Satakarni (ca. 119-148 CE) Vasisthiputra Sivasri Pulumavi (ca. 148-156 CE) Vasisthiputra Sriskanda Satakarni (ca. 156-170 CE) Gautamiputra Sriyajña Satakarni (ca. 171-199 CE). Also, Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni is beleived to have conquered the Northern parts of the remaining Mahameghavahana territorry. There was a paper by Shailendra Bhandare on the coins of the Sadas who seem to have continued the Mahameghavahana line after the northern portion was conquered Gautamiputra Sri Satakarni in the Andhra region around Amravati. Vasisthiputra Sri Pulumavi later conquered the rest of Mahameghavahana territorry since Sada coins got replaced by Pulumavi coins.

[@jeon_ni_na]

What software are you using to generate the maps

[@jayastubanerjee1998]

Sir please create a video on the ancient history of Bengal region.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks for your suggestion. Will try to do so and please call me Jay, I am no Sir. :-)

[@gauravgaur338]

A video on Magadh vajji war please

[@avik4343]

Make a video on the Triphtite struggle

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Will certainly do in future.

[@divybansal2886]

You mentioned in a earlier video that how kushan worshipped Iranian gods. But aren't the Iranian and Hindu Gods the same. Majority of Iranian gods were indeed a different version of Indian gods. And we mention how Scythian people invaded India, some say that they populised the Sanskrit, earlier it was not followed and used much. Please shed some light on it

[@prafful_sahu]

sanskrit went from india to outside not vice versa. scythians were indian origin ppl who had migrated out of indian but then invaded again 2k yrs ago

[@anirudh177]

Iranian and Hindu gods were similar due to having a common ancestor religion.

[@anirudh177]

"And we mention how Scythian people invaded India, some say that they populised the Sanskrit" They didn't do that, status of Sanskrit didn't change in anyway due to Scythians

[@jonathangeorge787]

@@prafful_sahu source? Trust me bro...

[@himmsingz]

@@prafful_sahuYou are going against archeological and other historical evidence. The Shakas were an Iranian Indo European origin collection of tribes, who migrated east and south in waves.

[@iaavash]

Can you do a video on Katyuri Kings of Kumaon

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I can't say for sure. First I have to search for materials. If there is enough material for a video then I would try to make one. If you have any interesting facts about them or sources, it would be useful for me. Thank you

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[@EasyRitwik]

It's not correct that root of क्षत्रप is from Iran. It's clear that this has come from Sanskrit क्षेत्र, which is again from root क्षत्र - to protect. This completely rhymes with work of Kshtraps. Persia and western India region was the birthbed for common culture, language and scriptures. That's why there is so much similarity between now Iranian culture and Indian culture. Iranian or rather Persian culture was completely destroyed by Muslim invaders

[@darthvader6110]

Indus valley civilization, Mulnibasis, adivasis, dravidians were destroyed by nordic berber aryan brammins...All Shuklas, Mishras, Sharmas, Achariyas, Tyagis, Varadwajas, tripathis, chaturvedis, trivedis, dubeys are bloody invaders

[@girishraghuvanshi6900]

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[@shrinathvenkatnarayanan7129]

will you please make a video on later satavahana kings

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I wanted to make a video on the later Satavahanas but there's little to no information about them. We only know about some names of kings and the territories which they control. But even with these facts, there are huge disagreements about the chronology and which territory was controlled by whom. So, that's why I didn't make the video. I hope you understand my problem here. Thank you

[@krishnanv7907]

Will you make a video about the three crowned kings

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes definitely, you'll see a video on it very soon.

[@evolved_one]

I have a question: Why did Indian Government adopted Saka calendar as national calendar instead of much older Vikram Samwat? Vikram Samwat is a proper calendar which is used by majority areas in India throughout all of Eastern India, North Western India, Northeast India, Central India, South Indian States of Tamilnadu and Kerala and Some parts of Coastal Karnataka too. But a calendar of minor portion of India is adopted as National Calendar, this seems illogical.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I don't know the answer to this question. Sorry!!

[@shrimatbohra]

Today I bought a western shtrapa coin and a puch mark coin from a coin exhibition in kota rajasthan

[@mehulrabari8283]

I was just reading about western satrap for gujarat history nd was curious about interval between kardmak nd ksharat...still nahpan is mystery

[@JayVardhanSingh]

You can read about Nahapana from the sources I have provided in the description. But the important parts of his reign, I have covered it here.

[@muhammedsahal8406]

Shakas of Western Kshatrapa has any connection with the Indo-Schythian who were overrun by Gondophares? Then why name though?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes, most likely the ancestors of Western Kshatraps ruled the Mathura region during the reign of Gondophares and also during the reign of early Kushanas.

[@sandy666ification]

Kindly attempt to read names as they are. Not truncated versions

[@shailshetty2652]

Which language satvahana spoke n write

[@JayVardhanSingh]

possibly Maharashtri Prakrit

[@tazziiieee]

u dude it's been a long time since u uploaded.Pls upload lmao.Perhaps u could talk about a language,perhaps pali or prakrit or maybe ancient tamil.I loved ur video about the origins of the brahmi script.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. I couldn't upload because I was in the middle of admission. But now things have settled. I will upload a video tomorrow. I hope you'll watch it.

[@tazziiieee]

@@JayVardhanSingh no issues dude. Education is important and yeah I'll definitely watch ur video :)

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Yes, finally got admitted in PhD so now can give time to KZbin also.

[@tazziiieee]

@@JayVardhanSingh that's great man! Awesome! What uni?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank You. I am doing PhD from JNU

[@MrSoothsayer]

Kshtrapas (Saka) & Parshiyans weren't same, Bru. Both were arch enemies of each other, although both were Dharmic tribe Kshtrapas (sakas) are excommunicated tribe of Ancient Hindus Calling Kshtrapas as Persians is incorrect

[@anirudh177]

the Sakas weren't Persian, but they were definitely Iranic and not Indians.

[@MrSoothsayer]

@@anirudh177 Buddy, you should work on history rather than watching some random KZbin videos Iranians themselves are from Hindu Tribe Do care I using Hindu not Indian * Saka were contrary to Persians, saka army plenty of times were attacked by Persians Even the cyrus was abdicated by Saka on the revenge of Amorges

[@maitobatakhu9389]

Ya just relate everything to hinduism , very good, why only persians, add huns sythians gokturks, mongols. 🙃

[@anirudh177]

@@MrSoothsayer I learn my history from reading books, not conspiracy websites like you. "Iranians themselves are from Hindu Tribe" Where lmao? untrue. What is the evidence for this? "Saka were contrary to Persians, saka army plenty of times were attacked by Persians Even the cyrus was abdicated by Saka on the revenge of Amorges" Ok? Sakas and Persians aren't the same obviously, but both fo them are Iranics (remember Persian and Iranian are different, A Saka and a Persian are Iranian, but a Saka is not Persian). And I don't get it, how does the fact that the Sakas, Scythians and Persians fought each other disprove that Sakas were not Hindu.

[@anirudh177]

"Kshtrapas (sakas) are excommunicated tribe of Ancient Hindus" lmao, not trusting a guy, who peddles misinformation like this. Don't distort the glorious history of our Bharatvarsha like this.

[@jaymaharastra4611]

Stavahana is the Maratha power from Junnar, District Pune 👈

[@krutikpathak7075]

Nope they where from amrawati andhra

[@jaymaharastra4611]

@@krutikpathak7075 🤣🤣🤣 they letter go in Amravati 👈 they originally from Junnar District. Almost 70 percentage structures and shilalekhs of satvahanas is in Junnar District. Read about Naneghat shilalekhs and trade routes. They called themselves the Andar naresh because they are from Andar Maval Pune. The father's surname of Satvahana queen nagnika is Maharathi and they are from vidarbh Maharastra.

[@mystikemind547]

@@jaymaharastra4611 Everyone called them Andhra Kings but you can create your own history... Lol

[@jaymaharastra4611]

@@mystikemind547 they are from andar maval not Andhra. Almost 70 percent sculptures of stavahanas is in Junnar Pune. Read about Nane Ghat Shilalekh of Satvahanas. The Queen Nagnika of Satvahana Empire are from Vidarbh and he is richest queen that. She's father's surname is also Maharathi and which is similar to Marathi. Know one called him Andhra kings. Maharastra have more proof Of Satvahanas than Andhra Pradesh 🤣🤣🤣

[@pruthvirajchavan-patil380]

​@@mystikemind547ohh but their official court language is Maharashtri Prakrit... those who don't have any notable history trying to steal others 😂

[@KrishnaKrishna-hd7gz]

Satavhana dynasty is of Andhra origin , right ? Couple of days back ,i saw a Maratha claiming satavhana as Marathas and of Maharashtra origin . Can you clear this doubt .

[@JayVardhanSingh]

There's debate on this. The claim that the Maharashtra region was the origin homeland of the Satavahanas is based on the fact that the region of Pratishthana which was the base of the early Satavahanas was in Northern Maharasthra. Whereas those who support the Andhra Origin theory base their claim on the Puranas where the Satavahanas are called Andhra/Andhrabhritya. Historians are divided on this issue and I also don't think that without any new evidence we can solve this puzzle. I hope I was able to answer this question.

[@aruchase]

During Satavahanas time there was no Maratti, No Telugu but the language was Dravidian , either Proto telugu or Proto Dravidian. They also had souraseni , that gave rise to Maratti and Gujarati in the Malwa to Paitan on the west , and the area South of Ganga in the east where Pali was spoken predominantly. They were a tribe , probably Naga origin and had over 100 straps ruling from Malwa to Magatha. Later they were called Anthras by the Puranic people who have the habit of obliterating the native names substituting Sanskriti names. Satavahan is anglicused name for. Satakarnis in Sanskrit which means 100 ears. Ancient Tamil literature Silappathikaram terms them as. " Nutruvar Kannar" ( 100 ears). Kannar, Karna, Krishna are all names called in different ways . Satakarni Pulumavi's coins of First Century BC , has. Both Souraseni and Proto Dravidian legends recording his name as " Vasithhi Putra SRI PULUMAVI / VASITHHI MAGAN THIRU PULUMAVI" . THEY HAD A LONG STANDING FEUD WITH ARYAN KINGS NORTH OF GANGA RIVER. MAHABHARAT STORY HAS ELEMENTS OF THIS STRUGGLE AND FEUD BETWEEN THEM.

[@KrishnaKrishna-hd7gz]

@@JayVardhanSingh thanks 🙏🏻

[@manjunathahindi5956]

Satavahanas originally Kannada.

[@D__Ujjwal]

​@@aruchasesO according to you marathi,gujrati are Dravidian languages??

[@shashwatshukla1415]

Satavahans in 1st cen AD vs western kshatraps(controlled western india : gujarat) Kshatrap means governors Gautamiputra satakarni: defeated kshatraps Rudradaman defeated by satavahans

[@aswinp.m4179]

Some pictures presentation would be good, instead of you sitting and talking the whole time.

[@SonuKumar-gv6ub]

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[@Theamanhanda]

कृपया हिंदी

[@JayVardhanSingh]

ji kucch samay baad hindi mein bhi ek channel shuru hoga

[@Shivamsays_]

These kshatrapas are know as abhira/ahir or Yadavas nowadays [ I'm not Yadav]

[@Mahdi20832]

In vedas, there were few gods only..... dev and asura, sun, Indra, air Gods we can see.... then Buddhism we see.... it also took vedic concept of dev and asura, heven and hell concept in metaphorical way, it is within our thinking and characters..... then Buddhism were suppressed.... all Buddhism status became Shiva lingam, bishnu with snake, durga with many hands and saari, hanuman with orange paint.... Hindus transform all Buddhism status into Hindus.... this is fact..... they copy Buddhism concept as well..... we can see evolution of God and religion in India...

[@Mahdi20832]

@@PK-se2jh Religions copy each other..... hijack others cultures input their beliefs and god and destroy old religions..... Hinduism took all indigenous gods... Muslims took pegans cultures and stories from Jews... Christian and Jewish copied from epic of Gilgamesh... All dogmas.... Gods are 🎅 santa of grown-ups....

[@Mahdi20832]

@@PK-se2jh True Mr. Hanuman you talking wisely

[@businessswot1003]

Communist reporter of India today rajdeep always use these term

[@krishna-hindu]

Kshtra paavan is a persian term 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JayVardhanSingh]

search the etymology of Satrap

[@ranveersr8080]

Were Satvahanas Brahmins

[@JayVardhanSingh]

yes, they claimed Brahmin origin in their inscirption

[@manjunathahindi5956]

@@JayVardhanSingh but some claims that they were Buddhist.

[@notevencalm]

@@manjunathahindi5956 those some are uneducated Jai bhim r3tards like you XD

[@D__Ujjwal]

​@@manjunathahindi5956budhist claim everything thiers literally. They even tell Jain temples were Buddhist temples

[@sanketghorpade4066]

​@@manjunathahindi5956 no no... rashtrakuta's were actually buddhist...also the naneghat caves which were built by satavahanas were in nagari script which has it's roots to ancient brahmi script family...

[@pankajbnafar9995]

Abhira ❤❤

[@raj-khotmarathawarriorclan]

This is starting point of Rivalary of Mahrashtra and gujrat since ancient time all three ports still avilabel 😂😅