Magnates and their honours · The Hoysala kingdom of Veera Ballala II · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Kadambas of Hangal

The Kadambas of Hangal are the house that keeps the old Banavasi name.

They hold Hangal (Panungal), the rice and forest country of Banavasi 12,000 and Hangal 500, and coin pure gold of their own. The campaign board has Ballala II recorded holding Banavasi, Hangal and Halasi by about 1192, and a record dated about 1196 claims victories over minor ruling families including those of Banavasi; the house is a client with its own army, not a Hoysala province, and it swings toward whichever of Hoysala and Yadava is nearer.

Who he is

Name
Kamadeva (Kamdeva) is the king named for this age in the sources; dates not pinned
Title
Kadamba mahamandaleshvara of Hangal
Since
not pinned
Born
not known
Family
Kadamba of Hangal, descended from Chattadeva (about 980); a branch of the old Banavasi Kadambas
Confidence
low

Wikipedia (Kadambas of Hangal): under Kamdeva they marched on the Konkan and forced a ruler to change allegiance; the Kadambas kept paying nominal allegiance to the Yadavas and the Hoysalas of Dorasamudra; Hangal was seized by the Kalachuri commander Sankama about 1179 after Ballala annexed it about 1178 (Wikipedia, Veera Ballala II).

Overlord

Veera Ballala II on the campaign board's reading (recorded by about 1192); the Yadavas claim it too

What it holds

  • Hangal (Panungal) and its fort
  • Banavasi 12,000 and Hangal 500 in the old reckoning
  • the Varada valley rice country
  • pure gold coinage

How it was acquired

Hereditary and by conquest from the Kalachuri time.

Allies and rivals

Overlords Ballala II (nearer) and the Yadavas; rivals the Guttas of Guttavolal and the Goa Kadambas (a distant branch).

How things stand that morning

Hoysala-held on the campaign board's reading; contested in loyalty.

Wealth

Banavasi rice, forest produce, the Varada, gold coin.

Military

A client house with its own army (board); no numbers.

Threats

  • Yadava pressure
  • Hoysala replacement of the line by governors

Where the sources disagree

  • The campaign board entry marks Hangal contested; the sid brief draws a Yadava reading on the Hangal march. We draw Hoysala with a contested note.

Evidence: Reigns not pinned; Wikipedia's account is vague.

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

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

  1. Kadambas of Hangal, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
  2. Veera Ballala II, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
  3. 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.