Yajna Sri Satakarni

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Yajna Sri Satakarni
Yajna
Coin of Yajna Sri Satakarni. British Museum
Last Satavahana King
Reign 2nd century CE
Successor Vijaya
Satavahana Kings (271 BC – 220 AD)
Simuka (1st century BC)
Kanha (1st century BC/AD)
Satakarni (1st-2nd century AD)
Sivasvati (1st century AD)
Gautamiputra Satakarni (1st-2nd century AD)
Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi (2nd century AD)
Vashishtiputra Satakarni (2nd century AD)
Shivaskanda Satakarni (2nd century AD)
Yajna Sri Satakarni (2nd century AD)
Vijaya (2nd century AD)
Coin of Gautamiputra Yajna Satakarni

Yajna Sri Satakarni, also known as Gautamiputra Yajna Sri,[1][2] was an Indian ruler of the Satavahana dynasty. His reign is dated variously: c. 152-181 CE,[3] c. 165-195 CE,[4] c. 170-199 CE[5] or c. 174-203.[6]

He is considered to be the last great king of the Satavahana dynasty. He regained some of the territory lost to Shakas (the Western Satraps) under Vashishtiputra Satakarni. He defeated the Western Satraps and reconquered their southern regions in western and central India, which led to the decline of the Western Satraps.[7]

He is known from his coins, and from the mention of his name in the regnal lists of the Matsya Purana, in which he is said to have ruled 29 years.

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  7. "later Satavahana named Yajna Satakarni seems to have conquered the Southern Dominions of the Western Satraps. His coins contain figures of ships, probably indicating the naval power of the Andras. He not only ruled Aparanta, but probably also the eastern part of the Central Provinces". Majumdar, p. 135
  • "A Catalogue of Indian coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc..", Rapson
Preceded by:
Shivaskanda Satakarni.
Satavahana ruler
2nd century CE
Succeeded by:
Vijaya