"Dhanyakataka' means town of rice or paddy. Dharanikota located in the Krishna Valley near Amaravati, is the site of ancient Dhanyakataka which was the capital of the kingdom of the Satavahanas who ruled in the Deccan around the 1st to 3rd centuries A.D.. It also seems to have been the capital of the Kota Vamsa Dynasty. The Krishna valley is a very important rice producing area. It was also an important center of trade with other parts of India and foreign countries. In Hinduism, Amaravati (అమరావతి) is the capital of Svarga, a temporary paradise where the dead live. ... Approximate extent of the Satavahana Empire, circa 150 CE. The Sātavāhanas, also known as the Andhras, were a dynasty which ruled in Southern and Central India starting from around 230 BCE. Although there is some controversy about when the dynasty came to an end, the most liberal estimates... The Deccan Plateau is a vast plateau in India, encompassing most of Central and Southern India. ... Kota Vamsa Kota Vamsas ruled Andhra with Dharanikota as thier capital. ...