Consider the following statements 1 Satavahanas derived their names through mother metronymics 2 Sat...........

Ancient and Medival History Ancient South Indian History

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Consider the following statements:

1.Satavahanas derived their names through mother(metronymics)

2.Satavahanas promoted only Hinduism

3.Satavahanas observed endogamy

Which of the above statements is/are true:

All of the above

1,2

1,3

None of the above

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Explanation:

Traits of Satavahana rulers:
1). some rulers were polygynous (had more than 1 wife)
2). Some women who married Satvahana rulers, retained their names instead of adopting their husband’s gotra name.
3). Some of these women belonged to same gotra i.e. endogamy instead of exogamy was prevalent as an alternative practice in South India.
Though Satavahana rulers were identified through metronymics, it doesn’t means that mothers were accorded a special place at that time because even in Satavahana rulers succession was patrilineal.

The Satavahanas were Hindus and claimed Brahmanical status, although they also made generous donations to Buddhist monasteries. The lay people in the Satavahana period generally did not exclusively support a particular religious group