The Sanskrit terms Vasiṣṭhiputra and Vaśiṣṭhiputra can be transliterated into English as Vasisthiputra or Vasishthiputra or Vashishthiputra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Vasiṣṭhiputra (r. 130-158 CE) or Pulumāvi III is a king from the Sātavāhana dynasty of ancient India. The Sātavāhana lineage (known as Andhra in the Purāṇas) once ruled much of the Deccan region and several of the Ajantā caves at West-Khandesh (West-Khaṇḍeśa, modern Jalgaon) were carved in the 3rd century BCE when the region was ruled by kings (e.g., Vasiṣṭhiputra, also spelled Vaśiṣṭhiputra) and descendants of the Sātavāhana kings. Vasiṣṭhiputra was preceded by Gautamiputra Śātakarṇi  and succeeded by Śivaśri (Śātakarṇi).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Full-text: Shivashri, Gautamiputra, Trirashmi, Pulumavi.

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