Kanha (Satavahana dynasty)
| Kanha | |
|---|---|
| Satavahana king | |
| Reign | c. 100โ70 BCE |
| Predecessor | Simuka |
| Successor | Sri Satakarni (according to Puranas) |
| Dynasty | Satavahana |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Inscription of king Kanha (100โ70 BCE)
Cave No.19 of Satavahana king Kanha at the Nasik Caves, 1st century BCE.
Inscription of king Kanha in cave No.19, Nasik Caves. This is the oldest known Satavahana inscription, circa 100โ70 BCE.
In Brahmi script:๐ฒ๐ธ๐ค๐ฏ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ณ๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ธ๐ญ๐ข
Sฤdavฤhanakule Kanhe rฤjini Nฤsikakena Samaแนena mahฤmฤteแนa leแนa kฤrita
"Under King Kanha of the Satavahana family this cave has been caused to be made by the officer in charge of the Sramanas at Nasik".
In Brahmi script:๐ฒ๐ธ๐ค๐ฏ๐ธ๐ณ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ธ๐๐บ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฒ๐ซ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ณ๐ธ๐ซ๐ธ๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐๐ธ๐ญ๐ข
Sฤdavฤhanakule Kanhe rฤjini Nฤsikakena Samaแนena mahฤmฤteแนa leแนa kฤrita
"Under King Kanha of the Satavahana family this cave has been caused to be made by the officer in charge of the Sramanas at Nasik".
Kanha (Brahmi script:๐๐ฆ๐๐ณ, Ka-nha, c. 1st century BCE) was a ruler of the Satavahana dynasty of India. Historian Himanshu Prabha Ray assigns his reign to the period c. 100โ70 BCE.
Kanha has been mentioned as "Krishna" (IAST: Kแนแนฃแนa) in the Puranas. According to the Puranic genealogy, he was the brother of the first Satavahana king Simuka (whose name varies according to the different Puranas).