The plateau and forest north of the Mahanadi plain, with Oraon, Korwa, Pando and Gond clans; Kalachuri Ratanpur claims it, the Chandelas and Kol chiefs do not.
The Rajput houses of Surguja and Jashpur are much later.
Who holds it
- Name
- not known by name
- Title
- Hill clan chiefs
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Later evidence only.
How things stand that morning
The plateau and forest north of the Mahanadi plain, with Oraon, Korwa, Pando and Gond clans; Kalachuri Ratanpur claims it, the Chandelas and Kol chiefs do not.
Where the sources disagree
On the map: A modern-district approximation of an old regional name.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, Kalachuris of Ratnapura
- OMNIA board notes for this place (lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.