The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s6.3
The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s6.3
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v1.c7.s6.3
This uncertainty surrounds the figure of Simuka, the reputed founder of the Sātavāhana line of the sovereigns of Andhradeśa. The Purāṇic statement which makes him the destroyer of the last of the Kaṇvas has already been shown to be unacceptable. Neither coins nor epigraphs of his are available. For epigraphic mention of Simuka we have to go to the Nānāghāṭ inscription of queen Nāganikā.