Explanation:

In 246 B.C.E Maharashtra is one of the places under Mauryan Empire mentioned in The Nasik Gazetteer.Then the eastern region of Maharashtra was conquered by the Vakatakas (250 AD-525 AD), who were the rulers of the state. Later, in 753, Rashtrakutas ruled the region. Rashtrakutas were then defeated in 973 by the Chalukayas, who ruled parts of Maharashtra until 1189, when they lost to Yadavas of Deogiri.Thus Maharashtra was under continuous wars and conquests of various dynasties.