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Gautamiputra Satakarni (gautamīputra śatakarṇi); also known as Shalivahana) (c. 78–102 CE) was the twenty-third ruler of the Satavahana Empire. ==Achievement== We know about him from an inscription composed by his mother, Gautami Balashri. Gautamiputra Satakarni, often acknowledged by historians as the greatest of the Satavahana rulers, took to the throne after his father, Satakarni. Satakarni had earlier expanded the Satavahana Empire and gained considerable prosperity due to his two Ashwamedha sacrifices. When Gautamiputra ascended the throne, the Satavahana Empire was loosely attached and was facing the threats of foreign invasions from Sakas and Yavanas. Gautamiputra defeated the Yavanas, Skas, and Palavas and re-established the ancient glory of the Satavahanas. The Shaka rulers Nahapana and Ushavadata were ultimately defeated by the powerful Satavahana king Gautamiputra Satakarni. Gautamiputra drove the Sakas from Malwa and Western Maharashtra, forcing Nahapana west to Gujarat. Gautamiputra restruck many of Nahapana's coins. He overthrew Nahapana and restruck a large number of Ksaharata coins of the ''Jogalthembi'' hoard.〔(''Some early dynasties of South India'' by S. Chattopadhyaya )〕 The Nasik Prasasti describes Gautamiputra as the ruler of the Aparanta, Anupa, Saurashtra, Kukura, Akara, and Avanti, and he must have wrested them from Nahapana. He also seems to have recovered the territories in Central Deccan, which had been lost by the Satavahanas during the earlier rule of his predecessors. Under him, the Satavahana arms must have reached as far south as Kanchi. He is also credited with the conquest of territories in the Kolhapur area in the Southern Maharashtra, which he seized from the Ananda rulers. Gautamiputra also annexed the Banavasi area, thus established his sway over portions of Karnataka. After conquering Malwa from a Saka ruler, Gautamiputra Satakarni issued local type of coins, particularly in Malwa for convenience of the people.〔Malwa Through the Ages, from the Earliest Times to 1305 A.D by Kailash Chand Jain: p.168〕 On the obverse, there is the figure of an elephant with its trunk and on the reverse, the peculiar device of Ujjain symbol.〔Malwa Through the Ages, from the Earliest Times to 1305 A.D by Kailash Chand Jain: p.168〕 This latter, not known on any Satavahana coins. It was prevalent only on the coins of Malwa.〔Malwa Through the Ages, from the Earliest Times to 1305 A.D by Kailash Chand Jain: p.168〕 He was succeeded by his son, Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi. Satakarni started the Shalivahana era or ''Shaka Calendar'' which is still used by Gujaratis, Marathas, Telugus, Kannadigas and Konkanis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gautamiputra Satakarni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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