Chedi (also Dahala) is the Kalachuri homeland: the upper Narmada plain round Jabalpur and Tripuri, the Dahala forest and the Hiran valley, ruled by the Tripuri kings for three centuries and counted by their own era (the Chedi or Kalachuri era, from 248 or 249 CE).
The era is the dating system of this country's stones, and a stone of Vijayasimha is the nearest dated thing to 1 January 1200. The Chandelas to the north and the Paramaras to the west have taken old ground from it.
Who holds it
- Name
- Vijayasimha Kalachuri
- Title
- King
- Since
- about 1188
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- medium
Realm record.
How things stand that morning
A weakened homeland; the king's hold on the Narmada plain is real, the hold on the hills is not.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Stones of the Tripuri line.
On the map: A modern-district approximation of an old regional name.
Primary sources for Kalachuris
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.
- Epigraphia Indica: inscriptions of the Chandelas, Paramaras, Gahadavalas, Chaulukyas, Senas and Eastern Gangas, Various (edited for the Archaeological Survey of India by J. Burgess, E. Hultzsch, F. Kielhorn, Sten Konow, F. W. Thomas and successors) (inscriptions of the 1180s to 1210s; the series ran from 1892). The main record series for the Hindu kingdoms of northern India around 1200. Read online
- Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Various, edited by V. V. Mirashi (inscriptions of the 7th to 13th centuries; edited 1955). Collects every known record of the Kalachuris of Tripuri (Dahala) and of Ratnapura (south Kosala), with text, translation and a long historical introduction. Read online
- Inscriptions of the Paramaras, Chandellas, Kachchhapaghatas and two minor dynasties, Various, edited by H. V. Trivedi (inscriptions of the 9th to 14th centuries; edited 1978 to 1991). The collected records of the Paramaras of Malwa (parts 1 and 2) and of the Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (part 3), re-edited from Epigraphia Indica and earlier journals with new finds.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.