Satavahana Dynasty - List of Rulers

List of Rulers

Puranic list of Satavahana rulers. This list, the most complete one with 30 kings, is based on the Matsya Purana.

  • Simuka or Sisuka (r. 230–207 BCE).
  • Krishna (r. 207–189 BCE), ruled 18 years.
  • Sri Mallakarni (or Sri Satakarni) (r. 189–179 BCE), ruled 10 years.
  • Purnotsanga (r. 179–161 BCE), ruled 18 years
  • Skandhastambhi (r. 161–143 BCE), ruled 18 years
  • Sātakarnī I (r. 143–87 BCE), ruled 56 years
  • Lambodara, ruled 18 years.(r. 87–67 BCE)

Probably as vassals of Kanva dynasty (75–35 BCE):

  • Apilaka, ruled 12 years.
  • Meghasvati (or Saudasa), ruled 18 years.
  • Svati (or Svami), ruled 18 years.
  • Skandasvati, ruled 7 years.
  • Mahendra Satakarni (or Mrgendra Svatikarna, Satakarni II), ruled 8 years.
  • Kuntala Satakarni (or Kuntala Svatikarna), ruled 8 years.
  • Svatikarna, ruled 1 year.
  • Pulomavi (or Patumavi), ruled 36 years.
  • Riktavarna (or Aristakarman), ruled 25 years.
  • Hāla (r. 20–24 CE), author of the Gathasaptasati, an Indian literature classic, ruled 5 years.
  • Mandalaka (or Bhavaka, Puttalaka), ruled 5 years.
  • Purindrasena, ruled 5 years.
  • Sundara Satakarni, ruled 1 year.
  • Cakora Satakarni (or Cakora Svatikarna), ruled 6 months.
  • Sivasvati, ruled 28 years.
  • Gautamiputra Sātakarni, or Gautamiputra, popularly known as Shalivahan (r. 78 CE–102 CE), ruled 21 years.
  • Vasisthiputra Sri Pulamavi, or Puloma, Puliman (r.102 CE–130 CE), ruled 28 years.
  • Vashishtiputra Sātakarni (r. 130–160), or Shiva Sri, Sivasri, ruled 7 years.
  • Shivaskanda Satakarni, (157–159), ruled 7 years.
  • Yajna Sri Satakarni, (r. 167–196 CE), ruled 29 years.
  • Vijaya, ruled 6 years.
  • Canda Sri Satakarni, ruled 10 years.
  • Pulomavi IV, 7 years.
  • Madhariputra Svami Sakasena (r. c.190)

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