Jaitugi

Who he is

Name

Jaitugi (Jaitrapala I)

Title

Maharajadhiraja of the Seunas

Since

late 1191 or 1192

Born

not known

Family

Seuna (Yadava); son of Bhillama V; father of Simhana

Confidence

medium

Wikipedia's Jaitugi article gives his dates as 1191-1200, last dated inscription 1196 (Bijapur, 25 December 1196, sixth regnal year), and no death date.

What it holds

• Devagiri and the royal demesne round it (Khuldabad, Ellora, Paithan)
• The tolls of the Nasik and Junnar ghat roads
• The Bhima valley and Pandharpur
• Overlordship over the Nikumbha of Khandesh, the doubtful Silaharas, Rattas and Sindas

How it was acquired

Succeeded Bhillama V in late 1191 or 1192 (Bhillama's last record August 1191; Jaitugi's earliest December 1192).

Allies and rivals

Rival: Ballala II of the Hoysalas. Dependent: Ganapati of the Kakatiyas, released about 1198-99. Subordinates: Sankama (chief minister and general, fief of Tardavadi-1000), Sahadeva (general), the Nikumbha chiefs of Khandesh (Soideva, Hemadideva).

How things stand that morning

Alive and reigning; his last dated inscription is three years old. On one reckoning he dies during 1200; on the other he lives to 1210.

Military

Generals Sankama and Sahadeva; the royal household and hill-fort garrisons; the feudatory levy. No numbers.

Threats

• Hoysala revenge or advance across the Krishna
• A Kakatiya turn against the Yadava settlement
• A succession dispute

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.

1. During 1200 (one reckoning) or 1210 (another)Death of Jaitugi and accession of Simhana.Depends on: Mahalingam's and the Seuna article's 1200 reading; Altekar's 1210. Stopped by: Jaitugi's survival; a quarrel among princes.

Places of note

• Devagiri: Royal seat.
• Bijapur: Dated Jaitugi record of 25 December 1196.

Where the sources disagree

• The campaign board entry calendar item 'During 1200: Jaitugi I dies' states the year as if known; it is a reconstruction (see Yadava kingdom (Devagiri)).
• Board 'devagiri-daulatabad' says Jaitugi 'holds the rock on this morning and dies during the year': the second half is conditional.

Evidence: Wikipedia's Jaitugi and Singhana II articles (read); Hemadri and the Paithan, Bahal, Patna and Managuli inscriptions are the underlying sources and were not read directly.

"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.

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