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ID: 6005274
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/6005274
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Satavahana (former nation/state/empire)  Satavahana (former nation/state/empire)

Coordinates:
Lat: 18 38 31 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 18.6429  decimal degrees
Long: 076 10 22 E  degrees minutes   Long: 76.1738  decimal degrees

Note: Ancient kingdom of the Deccan Plateau. One of the major forces of the Early Historic period, controlling ports and important trade routes. Though it frequently shifted capitals, at the height of its powers the kingdom was based in Pratishthana (present-day Paithan, Maharashtra state).

Names:
Satavahana (preferred,C,O)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of India (nation)  ........  India (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Satavahana (former nation/state/empire)  ............  Satavahana (former nation/state/empire) (P)

Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)  ............  1st century BCE - 2nd century CE
kingdom (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Satavahana..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Times Atlas of World History (1993)
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 21 October 2016
..................  Sinopoli, Satahavana dynasty (2001)
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Ray, Western Deccan (1987)
..........  Sinopoli, Satahavana dynasty (2001)

 

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