The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s6.44

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But if any such hopes had ever thrilled the hearts of the Sātavāhana hosts, Sātakarṇi's death in 128 B.C. effectively put an end to them. The brilliance of his successes did not inspire the souls of his successors; it depressed them. They did not reach out for Magadha but recoiled before the idea of doing so, and the chance of a century was frittered away. Not before a hundred years passed after his death do we find a Sātavāhana king entertaining thoughts similar to those of his great predecessor and working for their better and greater fulfilment.