Simuka

Monarch

2024 – 2024

13

Who was Simuka?

Simuka was an Indian king and the founder of the Satavahana dynasty. He is described as Sishuka or Sindhuka in the Puranas. He is also known as Gadabhilla, father of Vikrama in the accounts of the Jains, and is said to have ruled in the area of Pratishthan and Malwa.

He was succeeded by his brother Kanha, who further extended his state to the present day Andhra Pradesh. Later, Simuka made Kotilingala in Telangana, since we found huge kingdom in 1975 and found the coins period of simuka it proves as his capital.

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Born
Jun 1, 2024
Nationality
  • India
Died
Jun 1, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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