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Nagarjuna
Philosopher
Satavahana Empire
active c. 200 CE
Founder of the Madhyamaka school of Buddhist philosophy.
Their world
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The map shows Satavahana Empire around their lifetime and where the events of their lifetime took place.
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Rulers of the time
Kujula Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Huvishka
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 150 CE – c. 190 CE
Yajna Sri Satakarni
King, Satavahana Empire · c. 170 CE – c. 199 CE
Vasudeva I
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 190 CE – c. 230 CE
Gondophares I
King, Indo-Parthian Kingdom · c. 19 CE – c. 46 CE
Senguttuvan
King, Early Cheras (Sangam era) · c. 150 CE – c. 190 CE
Nedunjeliyan II
King, Early Pandyas (Sangam era) · c. 200 CE – c. 230 CE
Events in their lifetime
| c. 230 CE | Sasanian conquest of the western Kushan lands Kushanshah governors ruled Bactria as Sasanian vassals. |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Nagarjuna’s life.
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