Tripuri at Tewar near Bheraghat on the Narmada, a few miles from Jabalpur, was the Kalachuri capital of the great kings; the court of Vijayasimha has other seats nearby (Karanbel, Bilhari, Garha).
The Chausath Yogini and the Gauri-Shankara temples of Bheraghat and the marble gorge stand close. On 1 January 1200 the dynasty is in its last decades: the northern feudatories have broken away and the Chandelas and Paramaras have taken old ground. The Persian conquest has not reached it.
Who holds it
- Name
- Vijayasimha Kalachuri
- Title
- King
- Since
- about 1188
- Born
- not known
- Family
- See the king's record.
- Confidence
- medium
Inscriptions listed in the realm record.
Lord in 1200
Vijayasimha.
How things stand that morning
A weakened Kalachuri capital.
Wealth
Narmada tolls, the Dahala iron forests, grain of the Jabalpur plain.
Threats
- Chandela and Paramara advances
- Gond hill chiefs
Communities
Shaiva Brahmin priests, Shaiva siddha ascetics of the Chausath Yogini line.
Walls and castle
Not described.
Trade and crafts
Stone and marble working, iron.
Where the sources disagree
- The campaign board entry has Tripuri, Karanbel, Bheraghat and Garha as separate towns. They are one river-city group; we give each a place.
Evidence: Few dated stones after 1195.
"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.
On the map: The river city and its near plain.
Primary sources for Kalachuris
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.
- Epigraphia Indica: inscriptions of the Chandelas, Paramaras, Gahadavalas, Chaulukyas, Senas and Eastern Gangas, Various (edited for the Archaeological Survey of India by J. Burgess, E. Hultzsch, F. Kielhorn, Sten Konow, F. W. Thomas and successors) (inscriptions of the 1180s to 1210s; the series ran from 1892). The main record series for the Hindu kingdoms of northern India around 1200. Read online
- Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Various, edited by V. V. Mirashi (inscriptions of the 7th to 13th centuries; edited 1955). Collects every known record of the Kalachuris of Tripuri (Dahala) and of Ratnapura (south Kosala), with text, translation and a long historical introduction. Read online
- Inscriptions of the Paramaras, Chandellas, Kachchhapaghatas and two minor dynasties, Various, edited by H. V. Trivedi (inscriptions of the 9th to 14th centuries; edited 1978 to 1991). The collected records of the Paramaras of Malwa (parts 1 and 2) and of the Chandelas of Jejakabhukti (part 3), re-edited from Epigraphia Indica and earlier journals with new finds.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.