Country or people · The Yadavas (Seunas) of Devagiri · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Khandesh

The Tapti valley between the Satpura foot and the Ajanta-Satmala hills, with Dhule, Jalgaon, Erandol and the northern forts (Songir, Bhamer, Thalner).

The Nikumbha chiefs keep the Ajanta ghat and the Tapti road open for the Yadavas; the Bhils hold the hill margins. The name Khandesh and the Faruqi sultans of the fourteenth century are later.

Who holds it

Name
Soideva or Hemadideva Nikumbha (which is chief in 1200 is not pinned)
Title
The Nikumbha chiefs of Patna, for the Yadava crown
Since
not pinned
Born
not known
Confidence
low

See the Nikumbha record.

Overlord

Yadava crown

How things stand that morning

Loyal feudatory ground on the northern road. North of the Tapti the Nimar is nin's ground (anchored there as Paramara at Burhanpur and Barwani); the campaign board gives Asirgarh and the Tapti crossing to the Yadavas.

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

  1. Wikipedia: Seuna (Yadava) dynasty (read this session)
  2. General knowledge of the medieval Deccan (Bhandarkar, Altekar, Sastri, B. R. Gopal, Suryanath Kamath): from memory, not re-read
  3. 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.