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The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t5: Chuṭu Sātakarṇis or Chuṭu-Nāgas

The Historical Inscriptions of Southern India (collected till 1923) and Outlines of Political History c9.s2.t5

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Chuṭu Sātakarṇis or Chuṭu-Nāgas

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¹ Chuṭu = a crest, a cobra's hood, a similar name to 'Nāga.' (Prof. Krishnaswami Aiyangar's *Culture*, p. 139.)

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As already mentioned a branch of the Āndhra family established themselves at Banavāsi, Poona and Nasik and became independent about A.D. 200 or later, on the death of Yajña-Śrī Gautamīputra, being tributary to the Śaka Satraps. Only two kings' names are known.

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Hāritīputra-Viṣṇukaḍa Chuṭukulānanda-Śātakarṇi *c.* A.D. 200

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Hāritīputra-Śivaskanda *alias* Śivaskanda-Nāga-Śrī Skanda-Nāga Śātakarṇi Ruled at Baṇavāsi before its seizure by the early Kadambas.