The men who run the Silahara coast are the king's officers and the great men of the creeks: the governors of Kalyan and Sopara, the chiefs of the Koli and Thakur hill people who guard the passes, and the harbour officers who take the dues at Thana, Kalyan and Chaul.
A player taking the king gets them as a council; no individual can be named from what we read. The list of the Thana plates names ministers of earlier reigns but not those of 1199.
Who he is
- Name
- not known for 1 January 1200
- Title
- The king's mahapradhana, the mahamandaleshvaras of the creeks and the port officers
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- The Thana plates name officers of earlier reigns; we did not find a list for 1199. Nothing here is a name.
- Confidence
- low
Only the structure is known: a minister of peace and war, governors of Kalyan and the coast, a harbour-master at Thana, the toll-keepers at the passes. No name for 1200 is given in the pages we read.
Overlord
the Silahara king of the Thana line
What it holds
- the right to the port dues
- the garrisons of the ghat forts (village-based)
How it was acquired
By office.
Allies and rivals
Allied with the king; the Koli and Thakur headmen are partners and potential defectors if the Yadava offer a pass toll.
How things stand that morning
Loyal on the evidence of the plates; the Yadava court has reason to bid for the pass-keepers.
Wealth
A share of the port dues.
Military
Village levies at the passes; no numbers.
Threats
- Defection of the pass-keepers to the Yadava
Places of note
- Kalyan: main governor's seat
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: A structure, not a list; no names in the pages read.
Primary sources for Silaharas
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.
- 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
- The Book of Roger (the Pleasure of Him who Longs to Cross the Horizons), Muhammad al-Idrisi (completed 1154 at Palermo). The nearest Arabic geography in time to 1200 for the Indian Ocean. Read online
Sources and studies
- Shilahara dynasty, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- Background, not re-read in this pass: V. V. Mirashi, Inscriptions of the Silaharas (Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum VI, 1977)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.