The Silahara capital and creek port, at the head of Thane Creek on the north-east of Salsette, known to the Arab geographers as Tana.
The Silahara plates of Thana are the base of the dynasty's history. Thana lives on port dues, salt, the Konkan rice trade and the Gulf shipping; the mouth of the creek is shallow, and craft are small. The town is a Shaiva royal city on a coast where Buddhist and Jain caves are old news.
Who holds it
- Name
- The Silahara king (Ananta Deva II on the list for 1 January; Keshideva II follows in 1200, month not known)
- Title
- lord or governor
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The Silahara king (Ananta Deva II on the list for 1 January; Keshideva II follows in 1200, month not known)
What the town holds
Capital of the Thana Silaharas.
Allies and rivals
Rival Yadava above the ghats; Gujarat to the north.
How things stand that morning
Royal seat on a quiet coast in the dry season; the change of king falls in the year.
Communities
Brahmins and Prabhus, Koli fishermen, Arab and Persian merchants, Jain households
Militia
Creek craft and the king's household; no numbers
Walls and castle
A creek fort of the Silaharas (not re-read); the palace quarter
Trade and crafts
Port dues, salt, rice, coconut, fish; shipbuilding on the creeks
Places of note
- Thana creek port: the Silahara capital
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The place is firm; its organisation in 1200 is 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
- Thane, Wikipedia (read for this sheet)
- 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.