The land of Bhoja II: Kolhapur and Panhala, Karad and Miraj, the Panchganga valley and the Satara hills (by the tradition of the forts, from memory), with the Ambaghat road to the Konkan.
Yadava overlordship is a claim; Hoysala power presses on the southern edge.
Who holds it
- Name
- Bhoja II
- Title
- Bhoja II of Kolhapur
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- medium
See the Bhoja record and the Kolhapur town record.
Overlord
None in practice; Yadava claim
How things stand that morning
Independent in practice. Below the Ghats the southern Konkan is sik's ground (anchored as Silahara at Chiplun and Ratnagiri and as Kadamba at Sawantwadi).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The Silhara and Panhala articles (read) for the king and his forts; the extent northward to Satara is uncertain.
Primary sources for Silaharas
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.
- 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
- The Book of Roger (the Pleasure of Him who Longs to Cross the Horizons), Muhammad al-Idrisi (completed 1154 at Palermo). The nearest Arabic geography in time to 1200 for the Indian Ocean. Read online
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia: Silhara dynasty, Kolhapur branch (read this session)
- Wikipedia: Panhala Fort (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.