Satakarni II (Brahmi script: ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ข๐๐ก๐บ, Sฤtakaแนi) was the fourth of the Satavahana kings, who ruled the Deccan region of India.
[1] Many scholars claim that Satakarni II doesn't exists and hence his regin is disputed.
[4] This allowed him access to the Buddhist site of Sanchi, in which he is credited with the building of the decorated gateways around the original Mauryan Empire and Sunga stupas.
[7] The Siri-Satakani inscription in the Brahmi script records the gift of one of the top architraves of the Southern Gateway by the artisans of the Satavahana king Satakarni II:[7] ๐ญ๐ธ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ข๐๐ก๐บ๐ฒ (Rฤรฑo Siri Sฤtakaแนisa)๐๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ก๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฃ๐ป๐ง๐ผ๐ข๐ฒ (ฤvesaแนisa vฤsitแธฅฤซputasa)๐๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ฒ ๐ค๐ธ๐ฆ๐ (ฤnaแนdasa dฤnaแน)"Gift of Ananda, the son of Vasithi, the foreman of the artisans of rajan Siri Satakarni"The reign of Satakarni II was followed by the collapse of the Satavahana Empire, and the victories of the Western Satraps ruler Nahapana.
[1] The Satavahana Empire would later revive under the rule of Gautamiputra Satakarni.