The mountain country of the Kaveri's source: the Kodavas live in clan houses (okkas) under village headmen, farm rice in the valleys and hold the passes to the coast.
The Hoysalas claim the country as part of Gangavadi; we found no inscription naming a Kodava chief. Wikipedia (Kodagu district) gives the earlier history in outline.
Who holds it
- Name
- not named
- Title
- Kodava clan heads (the okka, or house, elders) of the nadus
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names the holder for 1 January 1200.
Overlord
Veera Ballala II (light claim)
What it holds
- rice valleys, forest and the passes
How things stand that morning
Self-governing under clan heads; light claims by the Hoysala king as lord of Gangavadi.
Wealth
Rice, pepper, cardamom, honey; no figure.
Military
Clan levies; no numbers.
Where the sources disagree
- The Haleri rajas who unify Kodagu come in the seventeenth century.
Evidence: The clan structure is later documented; its form in 1200 is inferred.
Sources and studies
- Kodagu district, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Hoysala Empire, 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.