The Nath (Gorakhnath) yogi tradition of the Marathi country is old and its holy men move between the shrines of Shiva, the hill forts and the goddesses of the plateau; the Vithoba shrine at Pandharpur is first recorded in 1189 (Pandharpur article, read) and the Varkari tradition that gathers there is later.
The Mukundaraja of Ambejogai, the first Marathi author, is tied to this world (traditionally about 1188; dating argued). We carry the Naths as a force without land: they are priests of the countryside rather than lords.
Who holds it
- Title
- No head: houses of itinerant yogis and ascetics
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
The Mahanubhava sect is founded in 1267 and the Varkari saints (Dnyaneshwar born 1275) come after: none exists on 1 January 1200.
What it holds
- No land known
How things stand that morning
A diffuse movement; no event known.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General knowledge; the Pandharpur article (read) dates the shrine.
Primary sources for Yadava kingdom (Devagiri)
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.
- Corpus of Inscriptions in the Telingana Districts, Various (Kakatiya chancery and temple scribes), edited by P. Sreenivasachar (inscriptions of the 10th to 15th centuries; edited 1940 to 1942). The Kakatiyas of Orugallu (Warangal) are known for 1200 almost entirely from inscriptions, and this Hyderabad Archaeological Series corpus is the main printed collection. Read online
- Epigraphia Carnatica: inscriptions of the Mysore country, Various (Hoysala chancery and temple scribes), edited by B. Lewis Rice and R. Narasimhachar (inscriptions of the 4th to 19th centuries; the series ran from 1886 to 1905, revised from 1972). The Hoysala kingdom of Veera Ballala II (reigning 1173 to 1220) is documented almost wholly by the inscriptions in this series, arranged by district and taluk with full English translations. Read online
- 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
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia: Pandharpur (read this session)
- General knowledge of the medieval Deccan (Bhandarkar, Altekar, Sastri, B. R. Gopal, Suryanath Kamath): from memory, not re-read
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.