The far-western hills between the Kali and the Karnali were the outer edge of the Katyuri state of Kumaon (the Northern India map's ground), whose capital at Kartikeyapura (Baijnath) was then losing its grip.
The Doti branch is traditionally set up in the thirteenth century; in 1200 the country is held by Katyuri princes and local lords who owe the crown a thin loyalty and have not yet settled into the Raika line. The Khasa kings of Sinja are the rising power to the north-east: the Baleshwar plate of 1223 shows Krachalla striking at Kartikeyapura. The ground is drawn as contested, because the sources do not say whom it belongs to.
Who he is
- Name
- Not known by name
- Title
- Princes and lords of the Katyuri house in the Seti and Kali country
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- The Katyuri house of Kumaon, which Wikipedia says was 'fragmenting into numerous principalities by the 12th century': Sui, Doti, Askot, Baramandal, Baijnath and Dwarahat; the Raikas of Doti trace themselves to Niranjan Malla Dev, a Katyuri prince, in the thirteenth century, and the first dated Raika is Nagi Malla (1238); the Askot Rajwars are set up in 1279.
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Katyuri and Doti pages, whose dating is loose and flagged for citations. No lord of Doti is named for 1 January 1200.
What it holds
- Doti, Dadeldhura and the Seti valley
- the road down to the Mahakali and the tarai
Allies and rivals
The Katyuri heirs of Askot and Baijnath (Northern India map); the Khasa kings; the Magar and Tharu villagers.
How things stand that morning
The Katyuri state is in pieces; the Doti branch is not yet attested.
Military
No army is recorded and no number is known.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1223 (later)Krachalla destroys Kartikeyapura (Baleshwar plate).Depends on: The Khasa king's campaign in Kumaon. Stopped by: A Katyuri revival.
Where the sources disagree
- Wikipedia's Katyuri page gives the kingdom's end as 1065 in its infobox and as 1200 in its opening line; the Doti page says the break-up is 'about the 13th century'. We take the twelfth and thirteenth century break-up as the working picture.
Evidence: Late genealogies and loosely dated Wikipedia pages.
On the map: Contested, not divided.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia (English): Doti Kingdom
- Wikipedia (English): Katyuri dynasty
- Wikipedia (English): Khasa Kingdom
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.