888-1082 (135-329 AD) (L'Uniona Homanus)

The Satavahana Expansion
The Kingdom of satavahana was established after the drought in the Maurya empire led to expeditions of the wealthy families for areas which had resources that could support them. The Satavahana was settled first on the island of Madagascar by a family which had been oppressed by the Maurya for their attempts at taking hold of the Empire and their belief in Buddhism. After their independence from the Maurya, which went unchallenged because it was declared after the drought had subsided and the samraat felt that they were so far away that they could not threaten his reign anymore, the Satavahana began to move to a more militaristic form of Buddhism rejecting the ideas of peace and love.

The greatest, though very far, ally of the Satavahana was the Srivijaya Empire. The Srivijaya and the Satavahana shared many similar traits not limited to their religion and mutual hatred of the Maurya Empire. The Satavahana and the Srivijaya attempted to squeeze onto the Empire from both sides but were defeated by the Hindu Shaman Harishchandra and his military which came from the areas of the Hindu Kush and above. The Srivijaya and Satavahana never attempted to invade the Maurya again and began to move their separate ways.

The small area of coastal Africa which was west of the island of Madagascar was colonized by the Satavahana and by the year 888 (135 AD), thirteen years after the failed invasion of the Maurya Empire, the satavahana had a sizable amount of land under their new King, Vasudeva. From 888 all the way to the year 1059 (306 AD) there was a relative peace among the Satavahana. The need for protection from the African tribes was minimal as many of them had few weapons which could compete with the defenses or attack capabilities of the Satavahana. Irrigation from Lake Chitraksh (Lake Malawi) made the coasts more bearable and there was more time to focus on the cultural aspects of life. This period of time is known as the expansion not only of the country but also of the mind.