The inland capital of the Kadambas before Jayakeshi I moved the court to Gopakapattana (the move is undated in the page we read).
It remains the revenue seat of Salcete on the campaign board's account, a Brahmin and Jain town on the river.
Who holds it
- Name
- Jayakeshi III, Kadamba king (the old capital and revenue seat)
- Title
- lord or governor
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Jayakeshi III, Kadamba king (the old capital and revenue seat)
How things stand that morning
A quiet inland seat.
Places of note
- Chandrapura (Chandor): old Kadamba capital on the Kushavati river
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Evidence is thin: the place and its setting are known; its officers and size in 1200 are not in the pages we read.
Primary sources for Kadambas of Goa
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.
Sources and studies
- Kadambas of Goa, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- History of Goa, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- OMNIA board notes for the place (a lead, checked against the other sources)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.