The head of navigation on the Ulhas and the foot of the Bhor and Thal tracks, a port the Greek and Arab geographers knew as Kalliana.
In Silahara hands it collects tolls from the horse and goods caravans bound for the plateau and sells the Deccan's cotton and grain to the shipping. A river port with a bazaar quarter and a hill fort of the Silaharas.
Who holds it
- Name
- The Silahara king through a governor (not named)
- Title
- lord or governor
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The Silahara king through a governor (not named)
What the town holds
Silahara town.
Allies and rivals
Yadava pressure from the passes.
How things stand that morning
In the dry season the passes are open; the caravans are on the roads.
Communities
Brahmins, Jain and Muslim merchants, boatmen
Walls and castle
A fort and river wall of the Silaharas (not re-read)
Trade and crafts
Pass tolls, cotton and grain trade, boat building, horse trade
Places of note
- Kalyan river port: head of navigation
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Position and function are firm; the officers and the town's institutions are not in our sources.
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)
- 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.