Sankama (minister)

Who he is

Name

Sankama

Title

Maha-pradhana (chief minister) and general; holder of the Tardavadi-1000 fief

Since

not pinned

Born

not known

Family

not known

Confidence

medium

Named in Wikipedia's Jaitugi article as chief minister and general, credited with most of the Kakatiya victories.

What it holds

• Tardavadi-1000 (Bijapur country, location from memory)

Allies and rivals

Servant of Jaitugi; opponent of the Kakatiyas (1194-1198) and of the Hoysala frontier.

How things stand that morning

Alive and in office on the evidence of the 1190s; not pinned for 1200.

Threats

• Hoysala pressure on the Krishna

Places of note

• Bijapur: Probable seat of the fief (inference).

Where the sources disagree

• Not on the campaign board.

Evidence: One line in Wikipedia's Jaitugi article; the Tardavadi location is from memory and unverified.

"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