Wikipedia (Vijaydurg) gives the fort to Raja Bhoja II of the Shilahara dynasty and dates the start of the work to 1193; it says the first fortification 'appears to have been constructed in 1200'.
On that dating the sea fort is not yet standing on 1 January 1200 and the work may be only begun. It stands as a sea gate of the Kolhapur Silaharas' Konkan claim, at the mouth of the Waghotan creek.
Who holds it
- Name
- Bhoja II of the Kolhapur Silaharas (sid's record), as the builder on Wikipedia's dating
- Title
- lord or governor
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia (Vijaydurg); we found no garrison commander or governor.
Lord in 1200
Bhoja II of the Kolhapur Silaharas (sid's record), as the builder on Wikipedia's dating
How things stand that morning
Under way or about to be begun on Wikipedia's dating; no garrison or lord on the spot is named.
Walls and castle
A sea fort in building or about to be begun on Wikipedia's dating; its extent is not known.
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.
- 1200 to 1205 (month not known)The first fortification of Vijayadurg is built and the works run on to 1205 (Wikipedia, Vijaydurg).Depends on: Bhoja II holding the Konkan coast and paying for a sea fort. Stopped by: A Yadava push down the passes or a war with the Thana line.
Places of note
- Vijayadurg: coastal fort at the Waghotan creek mouth
Where the sources disagree
- Common accounts name Vijayadurg as a Maratha fortress; the Maratha rebuilding is later than 1200.
Evidence: Builder and dating come from one Wikipedia page (Vijaydurg), whose wording on the first fortification is hedged.
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)
- Vijaydurg, 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.