Amaravati was capital of Satvahanna

Q.  Amaravati was capital of
- Published on 14 Jun 16

a. Kushan Empire
b. Kalinga
c. Rashtrakutas
d. Satvahannas

ANSWER: Satvahannas
 
  • Amaravathi is a village in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Located on the banks of Krishna River.
  • Sri Amaralingeswara Swamy temple is located at the Amararama Pancharama Kshetra site in this village, which makes it a holy town for the Hindus. It is also a historic Buddhist site, and the Amaravati Mahachaitya stupa was built here between the 2nd century BCE and the 3rd century CE.
  • Designated as a historic site by the Government of India, Amaravati has been chosen as one of the sites for Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme of Government of India.
  • The Satavahana capitals at various times included Amaravati (Dharanikota), Pratishthana (modern Paithan) and Junnar.
  • The Satavahanas patronized Prakrit language instead of Sanskrit. They supported Buddhism as well as Brahmanism.

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