The Satavahanas are identified in the Puranas by which one of the following epithets?
Andhras
Shakas
Kshatrapas
Sungas
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– Key sources for Satavahana history include Puranas, inscriptions (like Nashik and Nanaghat), and coins.
– The term “Andhra” in Puranas refers to the dynasty, possibly indicating their ethnic origin or later area of rule (Andhra region).
– Shakas and Kshatrapas were contemporary rivals, particularly the Western Kshatrapas.
– Sungas were a dynasty that ruled in North India before the Satavahanas rose to prominence in the Deccan.