The court's learned head: son of the great mathematician and astronomer Bhaskara (the Siddhanta Shiromani is of 1150), and father of Changadeva, who founds a college at Patana (Patan near Chalisgaon) under Simhana (a later event).
He is a Brahmin household of the Deccan's science, not a landholder; the card is on the map because the campaign's rule is that powers without castles are real.
Who he is
- Name
- Lakshmidhara
- Title
- Chief pandit (scholar and astronomer) at Jaitugi's court
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- Son of the astronomer Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara II); his son Changadeva is court astronomer under Simhana
- Confidence
- medium
Wikipedia's Jaitugi and Singhana II articles name him and his grandson Changadeva, who founds an astronomy college at Patana in memory of Bhaskara (an inscription of Simhana's reign, dated 1206 in the Patna inscription: from memory).
What it holds
- Court office; the later college of Changadeva at Patana is of Simhana's reign
Allies and rivals
Servant of the court.
How things stand that morning
At court.
Places of note
- Patna (Chalisgaon): Site of the later astronomy college (Simhana's reign: not standing in 1200).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Wikipedia's Jaitugi and Singhana II articles (read); the 1206 Patna inscription date is from memory.
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
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.