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The Shilahara Kingdom (
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: Śilāhāra; also Sinhara, Shailahara, Shrilara, and Silara) was a royal dynasty that established itself in northern and southern
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in 8th century CE, present-day
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and Southern Maharashtra (
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...
) during the
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period. Shilahara Kingdom were split into three branches: * First branch ruled North Konkan * Second branch ruled
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(between 765 and 1029 CE) * Third branch ruled in modern districts of
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...
, Satara and
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(between 940 and 1215 CE) after which they were overwhelmed by the Yadavas.


Origins

The dynasty originally began as vassals of the
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dynasty which ruled the
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plateau between the 8th and 10th centuries. Govinda II, a
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king, conferred the kingdom of North Konkan (the modern districts of
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,
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and Raigad) on Kapardin (
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) I, founder of the Northern Silhara family, around 800. Since then North Konkan came to be known as Kapardi-dvipa or Kavadidvipa. The capital of this branch was Puri, now known as Rajapur in the Raigad District. The dynasty bore the title of ''Tagara-puradhishvara'', which indicates that they originally hailed from Tagara (modern Ter in the Osmanabad District). Around 1343 the island of Salsette, and eventually the whole archipelago, passed to the Muzaffarid dynasty. Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra at Kolhapur was the latest of the three and was founded about the time of downfall of the Rashtrakuta Empire. All the branches of this family traced their descent from the legendary Vidyadhara prince Jimutavahana, who sacrificed himself to rescue a Naga prince from the clutches of
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. The family-name ''Shilahara'' (meaning "mountain-peak food" in Sanskrit) is supposed to have been derived from this incident. Even single inscriptions have more than one form of the name; one has the three forms Silara, Shilara and Shrillara.


North Konkan (Thane) branch (c. 800–1265 CE)

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power became weak, the last known ruler of this family, Rattaraja, declared his independence. But
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Jayasimha, the younger brother of Vikramaditya, overthrew him and appropriated his possessions. North
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was conquered by the
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king
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sometime in the second quarter of the eighth century.


Rulers

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Kapardin I Kapardin I was Shilahara ruler of North Konkan branch from c. 800 CE – 825 CE. He was the first known Shilahara king of North Konkan, was placed in charge of the country by the Rashtrakuta king Govinda III. Since then North Konkan came to b ...
(800–825 CE) #
Pullashakti Pullashakti was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 825 CE – 850 CE. Kapardin I was succeeded by his son Pullashakti who has left a much-abraded inscription in Kanheri cave No. 73. In the Kanheri cave inscription Pullashakti is call ...
(825–850 CE) # Kapardin II (850–880 CE) #
Vappuvanna Vappuvanna was a Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch, or modern-day western India, from 880 CE – 910 CE. Kapardin II was followed by his son Vappuvanna, about whom his successors' records give only conventional praise.(Dept. Gazetteer: 200 ...
(880–910 CE) #
Jhanjha Jhanjha was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 910 CE – 930 CE. Vappuvanna was followed by Jhanjha . He is mentioned by Al-Masudi as ruling over Samur (i.e., Chaul in the Kolaba district) in 916 CE. He was a very devout Shaiva. He ...
(910–930 CE) #
Goggiraja Goggiraja was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 930 CE – 945 CE. Jhanjha was succeeded by his younger brother Goggiraja, but about him and his successor Vajjada I, Vajjada was followed by his brother Chhadvaideva, who is omitted in ...
(930–945 CE) # Vajjada I (945–965 CE) # Chhadvaideva (965–975 CE) # Aparajita (975–1010 CE) #
Vajjada II Vajjada II was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1010 CE – 1015 CE. Aparajita was succeeded by his son Vajjada II, about whom only conventional praise is given in the records of his successors. An inscription from Hangal, however ...
(1010–1015 CE) #
Arikesarin Arikesarin was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1015 CE – 1022 CE. Vajjada was succeeded by his younger brother Arikesarin alias Keshideva I. While yet a prince, he had taken part in the Paramara king Sindhuraja's campaign in Sou ...
(1015–1022 CE) #
Chhittaraja Chhittaraja was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1022 CE – 1035 CE. Chhittaraja succeeded his uncle Arikesarin some time before 1026 CE, when he issued his Bhandup plates. Chhittaraja was a patron of art and literature. He built ...
(1022–1035 CE) # Nagarjuna (1035–1045 CE) # Mummuniraja (1045–1070 CE) # Ananta Deva I (1070–1127 CE) #
Aparaditya I Aparaditya I was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1170 CE – 1197 CE. Aparaditya I was a versatile man. He took keen interest in music and was also proficient in Dharmashastra. His commentary Apararka on the Yajnyavalkya-smriti is s ...
(1127–1148 CE) #
Haripaladeva Haripaladeva was the Shilahara ruler of the north Konkan branch from 1148 CE – 1155 CE. Aparaditya was followed by Haripaladeva, several of whose inscriptions ranging in dates from Shaka 1070 to Shaka 1076 have been discovered in Thane distr ...
(1148–1155 CE) # Mallikarjuna (1155–1170 CE) # Aparaditya II ( 1170–1197 CE) # Ananta Deva II (1198–1200 CE) #
Keshideva II Keshideva II was Shilahara ruler of north Konkan branch from 1200 CE – 1245 CE. Aparaditya's successor Keshideva II is known from two stone inscriptions. The earlier of them is dated in Shaka 1125 CE and was found at Mandavi in the Vasai Talu ...
(1200–1245 CE) # Ananta Deva III (1245–1255 CE) # Someshvara (1255–1265 CE)


South Konkan branch (c. 765–1020 CE)

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s of inscriptions issued during the reign of the Shilaharas of South Konkan" width="400" height="400" zoom="7" longitude="74.03" latitude="16.48"> This house's history is known through one record, the Kharepatan plates of Rattaraja issued in 1008. Rattaraja was the last ruler of this dynasty. The document is extremely important as it not only gives the genealogy of the ten ancestors of Rattaraja but also mentions their exploits. The founder, Sanaphulla, was vassal of the Rastrakuta emperor Krisna I who had established his power over
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by 765 and probably handed it to Sanaphulla. The Kharepatan plates declare that Sanaphulla obtained lordship over the territory between Sahya mountain and the sea through the favour of Krisnaraja. Sana-phulla's son Dhammayira is known to have built a fort at Vallipattana on the Western Coast. Aiyaparaja secured victory at Chandrapuri (
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) in Goa. The reign of Avasara I proved to be uneventful. His son Adityavarman, who is described as brilliant as the Sun in valour, offered help to the kings of Chandrapuri and Chemulya (modern Chaul), 30 miles to the south of Bombay, so the influence of the Shilaharas had spread over the whole of
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. At this time Laghu Kapardi, the ruler of the
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branch, was just a boy and the help given to the ruler of Chaul must have been at his expense. Avasara II continued the policy of his father. Indraraja's son Bhima is styled as 'Rahuvadgrasta Chandramandala' because he overthrew the petty ruler of Chandor. At this time the Kadamba ruler Sasthadeva and his son Chaturbhuja were trying to overthrow the Rastrakuta rule. This explains Bhima's opposition to Chandrapuri or Chandor. Avasara III, no doubt, ruled in troubled times, but had no contribution of his to make. Finally, Rattaraja, loyal to the Rastrakutas, was compelled to transfer his allegiance to Taila II. Soon after the issue of the plates in 1008, the rule of
Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
passed over to the later Chalukyas. (Dept. Gazetteer: Kolaba, 1964, Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)


Rulers

# Sanaphulla (765–795 CE) # Dhammayira (795–820 CE) # Aiyaparaja (820–845 CE) # Avasara I (845–870 CE) # Adityavarma (870–895 CE) # Avasara II (895–920 CE) # Indraraja (920–945 CE) # Bhima (945–970 CE) # Avasara III (970–995 CE) # Rattaraja (995–1020 CE)


Kolhapur branch (c. 940–1212 CE)

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was the latest of the three and was founded about the time of the downfall of the
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Empire. They ruled over southern
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and Northern
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, the modern districts of Satara, Kolhapur and Belagavi. Their family deity was the goddess Mahalakshmi, whose blessing they claimed to have secured in their copperplate grants (Mahalakshmi-labdha-vara-prasada). Like their relatives of the northern branch of
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, the Shilaharas of
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...
claimed to be of the lineage of the Vidyadhara Jimutavahana. They carried the banner of golden Garuda. One of the many titles used by the Shilaharas was ''Tagarapuravaradhisvara'', or supreme sovereign ruler of Tagara. The first capital of the Shilaharas was probably at Karad during the reign of Jatiga-II as known from their copper plate grant of Miraj and 'Vikramankadevacharita' of Bilhana. Hence sometimes they are referred as 'Shilaharas of Karad'. Later on although the capital was shifted to
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...
, some of their grants mention Valavada, and the hill fort of Pranalaka or Padmanala ( Panhala) as the places of royal residence. Even though the capital was shifted to
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, Karhad retained its significance during the Shilahara period. This branch rose to power during the latter part of the
Rashtrakuta Rashtrakuta ( IAST: ') (r. 753-982 CE) was a royal Indian dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the sixth and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing the ...
rule and so, unlike the kings of the other two branches, those of this branch do not mention the genealogy of the
Rashtrakuta Rashtrakuta ( IAST: ') (r. 753-982 CE) was a royal Indian dynasty ruling large parts of the Indian subcontinent between the sixth and 10th centuries. The earliest known Rashtrakuta inscription is a 7th-century copper plate grant detailing the ...
s even in their early grants. Later on they acknowledged the suzerainty of the later Chalukya for some time. This branch continued to hold the Southern
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from circa 940 to 1220. It seems that Bhoja II, the last ruler of this family, was overthrown and dispossessed by Singhana in or soon after 1219-20 (Saka 1131) as is borne out by one of Singhana's inscriptions dated Saka 1160.


Rulers

# Jatiga I (940–960 CE) # Naivarman (960–980 CE) # Chandra (980–1000 CE) # Jatiga II (1000–1020 CE) # Gonka (1020–1050 CE) # Guhala I (1050 CE) # Kirtiraja (1050 CE) # Chandraditya (1050 CE) # Marsimha (1050–1075 CE) # Guhala II (1075–1085 CE) # Bhoja I (1085–1100 CE) # Ballala (1100–1108 CE) # Gonka II (1108 CE) # Gandaraditya I (1108–1138 CE) # Vijayaditya I (1138–1175 CE) # Bhoja II (1175–1212 CE), last ruler of dynasty


Monuments

A number of ancient monuments in
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and
Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarter of the Kolhapur district. In, around 2 C.E. Kolapur's name was 'Kuntal'. Kolhapur is ...
district pay tribute to this dynasty's prowess: * The Walkeshwar Temple and the Banganga Tank were built during the reign of Chittaraja, a king of this dynasty. * The Shiv Mandir, Ambarnath, also near Mumbai, was also built by Chittaraja in 1030 * Kopineshwar Mandir, a Shiva temple in
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. * Roopanarayan
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temple of 4 different tirthankar consisting 2 Old Kannada stone inscriptions of king Bhoja and King Gandaraditya. (10 C.AD) -Mahadwar road,
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. *
Parshwanath ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru ( Kalpavriksha in this "Ka ...
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temple of Kolhapur Shilaharas at Ibrahimpur and Bhogoli in
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taluka. *
Parshwanath ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru ( Kalpavriksha in this "Ka ...
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temple of Kolhapur Shilaharas at Ainapur in
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taluka. *
Parshwanath ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru ( Kalpavriksha in this "Ka ...
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temple of Kolhapur Shilaharas at Baamni and Sangaon in
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taluka. * Idol of
Parshwanath ''Parshvanatha'' (), also known as ''Parshva'' () and ''Parasnath'', was the 23rd of 24 ''Tirthankaras'' (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He is the only Tirthankara who gained the title of ''Kalīkālkalpataru ( Kalpavriksha in this "Ka ...
Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
tirthankar found in excavation of Hupari in Hatkanangale taluka has Kannada inscriptions Kolhapur Shilaharas. * 11th century A.D. 1st tirthankar
Rishabhnath Rishabhanatha, also ( sa, ऋषभदेव), Rishabhadeva, or Ikshvaku is the first (Supreme preacher) of Jainism and establisher of Ikshvaku dynasty. He was the first of twenty-four teachers in the present half-cycle of time in Jain ...
Jain Jainism ( ), also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion. Jainism traces its spiritual ideas and history through the succession of twenty-four tirthankaras (supreme preachers of ''Dharma''), with the first in the current time cycle being ...
temple at Pattankodoli in Hatkanangale taluka of Kolhapur Shilaharas has Kannada inscription stating the reign of king Gandaraditya. *
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8th
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tirthankar temple at Herle near Kolhapur with Kannada inscriptions of Shilaharas. * 22nd
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tirthnakar Neminath temple at Khidrapur of king Gandaraditya era of Kolhapur shilaharas.


See also

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Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
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History of India According to consensus in modern genetics, anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. Quote: "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by ...
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History of Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state in the western region of India. It is India's second-most populous state and third-largest state by area. The region that comprises the state has a long history dating back to ca. 1300–700 BCE, although the present-day s ...
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History of Karnataka The History of Karnataka goes back several millennia. Several great empires and dynasties have ruled over Karnataka and have contributed greatly to the history, culture and development of Karnataka as well as the entire Indian subcontinent. The ...


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Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shilhara History of Mumbai Dynasties of India Hindu dynasties Shilahara dynasty