Which of the following Satavahana rulers is recorded in inscriptions as having defeated the Saka king Nahapana and restruck his coins to establish dynastic supremacy?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Gautamiputra Satakarni famously defeated the Saka king Nahapana, restoring Satavahana supremacy and restriking Saka silver coins as evidenced by the Jogalthembi hoard. Early rulers like Simukha founded the dynasty but did not undertake this specific military campaign against the Kshatrapas. Gautamiputra Satakarni was described in the Nashik prashasti inscription as the destroyer of the Sakas, Yavanas, and Pahlavas.