Nikumbha chiefs (Khandesh)

Who he is

Name

Soideva and Hemadideva Nikumbha (which one is chief on 1 January 1200 is not pinned)

Title

Mahamandaleshvara (hereditary chief) of the Khandesh hill country

Since

not pinned

Born

not known

Family

Nikumbha, an old Khandesh house that served the Chalukyas, then Bhillama V and Jaitugi

Confidence

medium

Wikipedia's Jaitugi article names Soi-deva and Hemadi-deva Nikumbha as Chalukya-era feudatories ruling Khandesh who stayed loyal to Bhillama V and Jaitugi. Their own dated records from Patna fall a few years after 1200 (board note), so their position in 1200 is inferred.

What it holds

• Patna in the Satmala hills near Chalisgaon (seat)
• The Khandesh plain between the Satpura foot and the Ajanta hills: Erandol, Thalner, Songir, Bhamer as the campaign board's places (holders not known)

Allies and rivals

Loyal to Devagiri. Frontier with the Paramaras of Malwa at the Tapti.

How things stand that morning

Loyal; the most reliable Yadava feudatory on the northern road.

Military

Hill forts and caves (Bhamer); no numbers.

Threats

• Paramara and Chaulukya raids across the Tapti

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: One mention in Wikipedia's Jaitugi article; the campaign board's note on Patna; the 1206 Patna inscription from memory.

"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