The Darada of the chronicles, a string of valley chiefdoms on the upper Indus and the Gilgit river that Kashmir raids and is raided by, and that no Kashmiri king holds.
Its Buddhist period (the Palola Shahis of the seventh and eighth centuries, the Gilgit manuscripts) is over; its Muslim period begins in the fourteenth century. Near the west edge of this sheet.
Who holds it
- Name
- No ruler is attested
- Title
- Valley chiefs
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
The campaign board says to name no ruler: the dynastic tradition has no coin or inscription behind it.
What it holds
- the Gilgit oasis
- Punial, Yasin and Ishkoman
- Astore, Chilas, Darel and Tangir
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no event is dated.
Wealth
Irrigated oases, passes.
Military
No army is recorded and no number is known.
Customs
Shina and Burushaski speakers.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Wikipedia's Gilgit page and the campaign board.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: Near the west edge of the sheet, 60 to 100 km inside the frame.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.