Venugrama, a market village with a Jain establishment on the Malaprabha plateau at the head of the Ghat roads to Goa.
The fort with the Kamal Basadi is built in 1204 by Bichi Raja and the Ratta capital moves here in 1210 (Wikipedia, in the Ratta record): none of that stands on 1 January 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord or keeper of Belgaum
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
The Ratta chief of Saundatti (see the Ratta record).
Lord in 1200
The Ratta chief of Saundatti (see the Ratta record).
Overlord
Disputed
How things stand that morning
A market village in Ratta country; the fort is four years off.
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.
- 1204Bichi Raja builds the fort at Belgaum and the Kamal Basadi.Depends on: Ratta independence. Stopped by: A seizure of the plateau by the Hoysalas or the Yadavas.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The Ratta article (read) gives 1204 and 1210.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia: Ratta dynasty (read this session)
- 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.