The laterite plateau round the fallen Chalukya capital of Kalyani and the Bidar heights, between the Manjira and the Bhima: a grain country of tanks and hill forts, with a ruined capital, the scattered Sharana community and Yadava and Kakatiya roads crossing.
Drawn Yadava on a thin inference, with the Hoysalas pressing from the south and the Kakatiya road from the east.
Who holds it
- Title
- A Yadava governor or none; not known
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names a governor of Kalyani or Bidar.
Overlord
Yadava crown (a claim)
How things stand that morning
Claimed by the Yadavas; no governor named.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: No page read this session covers this unit; the outline and the character follow the realm records, the OMNIA board's lead and general knowledge of the Deccan.
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: Basavakalyan (read this session)
- Wikipedia: Bidar (read this session; no date for 1200)
- Wikipedia: Seuna (Yadava) dynasty (read this session)
- OMNIA board notes for this place (a lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.