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Vasishthiputra Chamtamula
Vasishthiputra Chamtamula, also known as Santamula I, was the founder of the Ikshvaku dynasty in the lower Krishna valley of Andhra in the early 3rd century, after the collapse of the Satavahana dynasty. He built the capital Vijayapuri in the valley now called Nagarjunakonda and performed Vedic sacrifices, including the horse sacrifice. Under his successors the women of the royal house patronised great Buddhist monasteries there.
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