The great hill fort of the Silaharas, built or rebuilt by Bhoja II between 1178 and 1209 (Panhala Fort article, read), 20 km north-west of Kolhapur.
Bhoja holds court here in 1191-92 (his record). The fort is the key to the Panchganga country and the Ambaghat road down to the Konkan.
Who holds it
- Title
- King's fort
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Bhoja II, the king, who is said to have built it.
Lord in 1200
Bhoja II, the king, who is said to have built it.
Overlord
None in practice
How things stand that morning
The king's strongest place.
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.
- 1209-10 (Panhala article); about 1216 (Seuna article); 1219-20 (Silhara article)Simhana of Devagiri takes Panhala and ends Bhoja II.Depends on: Simhana reigning and free to march south. Stopped by: A Hoysala intervention or Bhoja's survival.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Panhala Fort and Silhara articles (read) date the building to Bhoja II's reign and the court of 1191-92.
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
- Wikipedia: Panhala Fort (read this session)
- Wikipedia: Silhara dynasty, Kolhapur branch (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.