The capital of the early Chalukyas (sixth to eighth century), a town of cave temples and a red sandstone fort, now ruins and a market town.
It stands on the north bank of the Malaprabha, on the line the Hoysala king Ballala II and the Yadavas fought over in 1190-96; who holds it on 1 January 1200 is not recorded in any source we read.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord or keeper of Badami
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Not pinned.
Overlord
Yadava or Hoysala claim
How things stand that morning
Between two claims; the Malaprabha line.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: From memory and the OMNIA board's lead; no source read this session gives the position on 1 January 1200 for this place.
Sources and studies
- General knowledge of the medieval Deccan (Bhandarkar, Altekar, Sastri, B. R. Gopal, Suryanath Kamath): from memory, not re-read
- OMNIA board notes for this place (a lead only, checked against the sources above)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.