Karahataka, at the meeting of the Krishna and Koyna, was the seat of the earlier Silahara branch of Karad (from memory) and is carried in the Bhoja II record as his northernmost large town.
The Yadava claim over the Satara country is not enforced in 1200.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord or keeper of Karad
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Bhoja II's officer; the first Silahara seat (contested with the Yadava claim).
Lord in 1200
Bhoja II's officer; the first Silahara seat (contested with the Yadava claim).
Overlord
Yadava claim
How things stand that morning
A Silahara river town on thin evidence.
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.
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
- 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.