The black-soil cotton plain between the Tungabhadra and the Malaprabha, with Lakkundi, Gadag and Dambal.
The Chalukya mint towns are here. Ballala II beat the Yadava at Soratur and Lakkundi about 1191 and a Hoysala record of 1192 makes Lakkundi his capital; the campaign board calls the Belvola the best farming country of the Kannada speakers and the prize the two kings fight over. The Yadava hold the Malaprabha's north bank. The southern part is Hoysala ground; the northern taluks are open to either side.
Who holds it
- Name
- not named for 1 January 1200
- Title
- Hoysala governor of the Belvola (an inference from the provincial system on the Hoysala Empire page; no name pinned for 1200)
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names the holder for 1 January 1200.
Overlord
Veera Ballala II (claimed); Jaitugi (contesting)
What it holds
- Lakkundi, Gadag and Dambal
- cotton and grain lands of the black soil
- the Chalukya mint towns
How it was acquired
By Ballala II's northern war of about 1191.
How things stand that morning
The southern Belvola is Hoysala; the Malaprabha taluks are a contested belt.
Wealth
Cotton, grain, the Ayyavole guild trade; no figure.
Military
The governor's contingents (our inference); no numbers.
Threats
- Yadava campaign of the dry season
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Province names and extents come from the old Kannada district reckoning (Kamath; Fleet), not re-read here; the holder is not named in our sources.
On the map: The line between the held and contested parts is our own; no source fixes it.
Sources and studies
- Lakkundi, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Veera Ballala II, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Jaitugi, 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.