The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c7.s6.93

v1.c7.s6.93

Vāsiṣṭhīputra Puḷumāvi (II) was indeed fortunate to inherit such vast dominions from his father in A.D. 86. As many as eight inscriptions refer to his reign. Four are from Nāsik,¹ two belong to Kārle,² one hails from Amarāvati,³ and another from Dharaṇikoṭa.⁴ Many coins have been found in the Andhradeśa, and these are generally assumed to have belonged to him. Ptolemy records this king as having been a contemporary of Chashtana of Ujjain. This abundance of evidence for his reign does not, however, indicate that he was any greater than or even the equal of his father Gautamīputra Sātakarṇi.