A Krishna-valley town and fort on the road to Bijapur, in the old Silahara country.
Carried as Silahara; the Hoysala and Yadava lines are close and no source we read names its keeper.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord or keeper of Miraj
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Bhoja II's officer.
Lord in 1200
Bhoja II's officer.
Overlord
Yadava claim
How things stand that morning
A Silahara fort town near the Hoysala 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.
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.