The Sindas of Yelburga held the dry country between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna (Koppal and Kushtagi) under the Kalyani Chalukyas and Kalachuris.
In the early 1190s Ballala II of the Hoysalas took Erambarage and the Sinda chiefs stand as Hoysala feudatories (by a Hoysala claim); they are not reliably under any king in the winter of 1199-1200, and on the likely course the Yadavas take this ground only after about 1212. No ruler's name for 1200 is given here: we will not guess one.
Who he is
- Title
- Mahamandaleshvara of the Sinda house of Erambarage (Yelburga)
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Family
- Sinda (a Nagavamsi house of the Karnataka plateau)
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia's Bhillama V article says Ballala II took Erambara (Yelburga), Kurrugod, Gutti and Hangal; the Veera Ballala II article reads a Hoysala record of about 1196 as claiming victories over the rulers of Banavasi, Hangal, Halashi, Nolambavadi, Bagalkot and Gulbarga (Yelburgi). The Sinda chief's name in 1200 is not pinned.
What it holds
- Erambarage (Yelburga) and the Kushtagi and Koppal uplands
Allies and rivals
Hoysala overlord by claim; Yadava pressure from the north.
How things stand that morning
A frontier chief serving the Hoysalas on paper.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- about 1212-1220Simhana's armies take Bellary and the lands north of the Tungabhadra (Singhana II article: Bellary by 1212, north of the Tungabhadra secured by 1220).Depends on: Hoysala weakness. Stopped by: Ballala II's resistance.
Places of note
- Yelburga: Erambarage, the Sinda seat.
Where the sources disagree
- Not named on the campaign board.
Evidence: Two Wikipedia articles (read); the Sinda genealogy is from nothing we could read.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: The Sinda extent is a rough block.
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
- Wikipedia: Bhillama V (read this session)
- Wikipedia: Veera Ballala II (read this session)
- J. F. Fleet, Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts (1896), and Epigraphia Indica: from memory, not re-read
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.