Ushavadata was the son-in-law of Western Kshatrapa ruler Nahapna. According to an inscription found in Nasik cave no. 10, Ushavadata constructed rest houses, gardens, tanks, and excavated a cave for Buddhist monks. The inscription discusses Ushavadata's philanthropic and religious activities, including his campaign in the north on behalf of Nahapna and a journey to the Pushkara Tirth in Rajasthan. Nahapna was an important ruler of the western kshatrapas in the 1st century CE who was defeated by the Satavahana ruler Gautamiputra Satakarni