Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)
Kanha (Brahmi script:๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ, Ka-nha, c. 1st century BCE) was a ruler of the Satavahana dynasty of India.
He is identified with the "Kanha-raja" (King Kanha) of "Satavahana-kula" (Satavahana family) mentioned in a Nashik cave inscription.
[8] The inscription states that the cave was excavated by maha-matra (officer-in-charge) of the shramanas (non-Vedic ascetics) during Kanha's reign.
Based on this, Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya concludes that Kanha favoured Buddhism, and had an administrative department dedicated to the welfare of Buddhist monks.
Cave No.19 has one inscription mentioning the dedication by a government officer during the rule of king Krishna of the Satavahanas: ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ค๐ฏ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ณ๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ธ๐ญ๐ข Sฤdavฤhanakule Kanhe rฤjini Nฤsikakena Samaแนena mahฤmฤteแนa leแนa kฤrita "Under King Kanha of the Satavahana family, this cave has been caused to be made by the officer in charge of the Sramanas at Nasik."
