The ancient port of the north Konkan, known since the Ashokan age and the Buddhist stupa site, with the Parashurama legend.
By 1200 the creek is silting and its trade is going to Thana and Vasai.
Who holds it
- Name
- The Silahara king (through a governor)
- Title
- lord or governor
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The Silahara king (through a governor)
How things stand that morning
A fading old port.
Places of note
- Sopara (Surparaka): old port, silting by 1200
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Silting is a general-knowledge claim, not re-read.
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.