Shivaskanda Satakarni

{{Short description|2nd century Satavahana King}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox royalty

| succession = Satavahana King

| reign = 2nd century CE

| predecessor = Vashishtiputra Satakarni

| successor = Yajna Sri Satakarni

| dynasty = Satavahana

}}

{{Satavahana}}

Shivaskanda Satakarni was one of the last rulers of the Satavahana dynasty in India. He succeeded Vashishtiputra Satakarni in 145 CE. His reign is dated variously: 154-161 CE,{{citation |author=Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya |title=Some Early Dynasties of South India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=78I5lDHU2jQC&pg=PA20 |year=1974 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-2941-1 |page=63 }} or 145-152 CE.{{citation |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MBuPx1rdGYIC&pg=PA166 |title=Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History |editor=Susan E. Alcock |chapter=On the edge of empire: form and substance in the Satavahana dynasty |author=Carla M. Sinopoli |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2001 |pages=166–168 |isbn=9780521770200 }}

He was defeated twice in battle by his Western Satrap enemy Rudradaman.[https://books.google.com/books?id=H1c1UIEVH9gC&pg=PA299 Encyclopedia of ancient Asian civilizations by Charles Higham p.299]

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width="30%" align="center" | Preceded by: Vashishtiputra Satakarni. | width="40%" align="center" | Satavahana ruler (2nd century CE) | width="30%" align="center" | Succeeded by: Yajna Sri Satakarni