A History of Agriculture in India v1.c33.s2.2

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The first Śātavāhanās ruler was Simuka. The third ruler Satakarni I conquered western Malwa. Satakarni II conquered eastern Malwa from the Sungas. The seventh king Hala (A.D. 20-24) is remembered as the author of the Sattasai. Gautamiputra Satakarni (A.D. 80-104) extended the empire to western Rajasthan and Vidarbha. Sri Yajna Satakarni Fig. 183. Coins and seals with animal and bird motifs from the second century to the tenth century : *Top row, left*; Vasudeva, Kushan, gold, second century ; *right*, Chandragupta I, Gupta, gold, fourth century; *Second row; left*, Kumaragupta I, Gupta, peacock type, gold, fifth century; *centre*, a bull, seal, fourth century, Sanghol, Punjab; *right*, Samudragupta, Gupta, gold, fourth century; *Third row, left*, a bull, seal, Gupta period, fifth century, Sanghol; *right*, an elephant trampling a lion, seal, Gupta, sixth century; *Bottom row, left*, Sashanka, King of Gauda (central Bengal), gold, seventh century; *right*, a horse and a bull, Shahi dynasty, Kabul, tenth century (A.D. 165-194) defeated the Sakas and recovered much of the lost territory.