The coastal strip between the Chandragiri and the Kali, from the ghat foot to the sea, its custom matrilineal (aliya santana) among the Bunt and other Tulu households.
The Alupas rule it for the Hoysalas from Barkur, Udayavara and Mangalore. A Tulu land of rice, coconut and areca, shipping to the Gulf, with Brahmin temple towns (Udupi, Kollur, Subramanya) and Jain basadis.
Who holds it
- Name
- not named for 1 January 1200
- Title
- The Alupa king, with the Bunt and Jain heads of the districts
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
No source we read names the holder for 1 January 1200.
Overlord
Veera Ballala II
What it holds
- Mangalore and Barkur
- Udupi and Udayavara
- the Tulu rice and coconut country
How things stand that morning
A feudatory coast under light Hoysala overlordship.
Wealth
Rice, coconut, areca, pepper; shipping; no figure.
Military
Alupa levies; no numbers.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry places Mangalore and Barkur under the Kadambas of Goa; they are Alupa.
Evidence: Alupa rule is well attested; the 1200 king is not named.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: The northern limit toward Honavar is a broad reckoning; Alupa rule narrows with time.
Primary sources for Hoysala kingdom
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.
- 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
- South Indian Inscriptions (Archaeological Survey of India), Various (Chola, Pandya and other chanceries and temple scribes), edited by E. Hultzsch, V. Venkayya, H. Krishna Sastri and successors (inscriptions of the 7th to 17th centuries; the series ran from 1890). The temple inscriptions printed here are the primary record of the Tamil country in 1200. Read online
Sources and studies
- Alupas, 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.