[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923) › c19.s1.31 # Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s1.31 Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c19.s1.31 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.31) The power of Nahapāna and his allies, the Uttamabhadras,² was threatened by the Mālayas (Mālavas) from the north, and the Sātavāhanas from the south. The incursion of the Mālavas was repelled by Ushavadāta. But the Sātavāhana attack proved fatal to Śaka rule in Mahārāshṭra. - [Previous: c19.s1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.30) - [Next: c19.s1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.32) - [Up: c19.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.raychaudhuri-1923.c19.s1.31) · Pramāṇa