The country from which the dynasty takes its name: the upper Godavari and its tributaries from the Ghat crest at Nashik and Trimbak across the Sinnar uplands to the Devagiri plateau and the Paithan plains.
It is black soil and basalt hills, tank villages, weekly markets and pilgrim roads (board). Villages are run by hereditary headmen and the temple and Brahmin settlements hold tax-free lands by royal grant (general). It is the safest ground of the kingdom and the source of its levies.
Who holds it
- Title
- The king's officers over the home districts
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
The home district of the dynasty; the king himself is the lord.
Overlord
Yadava crown
How things stand that morning
Quiet core ground.
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: Seuna (Yadava) dynasty (read this session)
- General knowledge of the medieval Deccan (Bhandarkar, Altekar, Sastri, B. R. Gopal, Suryanath Kamath): from memory, not re-read
- 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.