Vengi - Satavahana Period

Satavahana Period

The Vengi territory was part of Asoka's empire and Satavahanas were the Mauryan feudatories administering the area. Following Asoka's death and the decline of the Mauryas, Satavahana Simuka established the Satavahana dynasty, which came to include even the Magadha and Bengal at its height.The Satavahanas lasted for the next four hundred years after which the local chieftains like Pallavas and Eastern Chalukyas took control of the kingdom.

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