A large cave monastery cut in the hill of Salsette.
Wikipedia (Kanheri Caves) gives the span of the caves as the first to the tenth century CE, inscriptions down to about the middle of the ninth century, an unfinished chaitya of about the ninth or tenth century and a visit by Atisha in the late tenth century. It says nothing on abandonment and names no Silahara-period inscription. Whether any community lives here in 1200 is not known; the campaign board treats the caves as in decline, which is its reading.
Who holds it
- Title
- No community known
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No head is named in any source we read.
Overlord
the Silahara king
How things stand that morning
State in 1200 not known: the campaign board speaks of its decline, and no source we read says whether a community lives here.
Places of note
- Kanheri caves: rock-cut monastery; use is attested to about the tenth century, its state in 1200 is not known
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The span of use is from the Wikipedia page for the caves; the state in 1200 is an inference from silence, not a record.
Primary sources for Silaharas
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Inscriptions of the Silaharas, Various (Silahara chanceries), edited by V. V. Mirashi (inscriptions of the 9th to 13th centuries; edited 1977). Collects the records of the three Silahara houses: North Konkan (Thana), South Konkan, and Kolhapur.
- Sanskrit and Old Canarese Inscriptions relating to the Yadava Kings of Devagiri, Various (Yadava chancery), edited by J. F. Fleet (inscriptions of the 12th and 13th centuries; edited 1876). The first collected edition of the Yadava (Seuna) records, with texts and translations, from the Indian Antiquary. Read online
- The Book of Roger (the Pleasure of Him who Longs to Cross the Horizons), Muhammad al-Idrisi (completed 1154 at Palermo). The nearest Arabic geography in time to 1200 for the Indian Ocean. Read online
Sources and studies
- Shilahara dynasty, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Thane, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Kanheri Caves, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, checked against the other sources)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.