Satakarni II

Satakarni II (Brahmi script: ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ข๐‘€“๐‘€ก๐‘€บ, Sฤtakaแน‡i) 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] ๐‘€ญ๐‘€ธ๐‘€œ๐‘„ ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€ญ๐‘€บ ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ข๐‘€“๐‘€ก๐‘€บ๐‘€ฒ (Rฤรฑo Siri Sฤtakaแน‡isa)๐‘€†๐‘€ฏ๐‘‚๐‘€ฒ๐‘€ก๐‘€บ๐‘€ฒ ๐‘€ฏ๐‘€ธ๐‘€ฒ๐‘€บ๐‘€ฃ๐‘€ป๐‘€ง๐‘€ผ๐‘€ข๐‘€ฒ (ฤvesaแน‡isa vฤsitแธฅฤซputasa)๐‘€†๐‘€ฆ๐‘€๐‘€ค๐‘€ฒ ๐‘€ค๐‘€ธ๐‘€ฆ๐‘€ (ฤ€naแนdasa dฤnaแน)"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.