Satara About this sound pronunciation (help·info) (Marathi: सातारा) is a town located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The name is derived from the seven (sat) hills (tara) surrounding the town. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna River and its tributary the Venna (, 67 mi (about 110 km) south of Pune
History
Historical inscriptions as old as 200 BCE indicate the oldest known place in Satara district is Karad (mentioned as Karhakada). It is also believed that the Pandavas stayed in Wai, then known as 'Viratnagari', in the 13th year of exile.
The empire of Chandragupta II, known as Mahendraditya Kumargupta I, extended as far as Satara district in Deccan when he ruled between 451 AD to 455 AD. The Gupta empire in the Deccan was followed by the rules of "Satavahanas" for about two centuries between 550 A.D. to 750 AD.
