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Seuna Yadava dynasty

1187 CE – 1317 CE · capital Devagiri

The Deccan dynasty of Devagiri, whose wealth drew the first Delhi Sultanate raid into southern India in 1296.

Origins

The Seunas were long-standing feudatories of the Chalukyas of Kalyani in the northern Deccan. When Chalukya power collapsed, Bhillama V proclaimed independence around 1187, founded the fortress city of Devagiri (later Daulatabad) and fought the Hoysalas for control of the former Chalukya territories.

Rule and society

Singhana II, the greatest ruler, extended Seuna power over most of Maharashtra and northern Karnataka. The court supported Sanskrit and early Marathi literature: the astronomer Bhaskara's grandson ran a school under Seuna patronage, and Hemadri, minister to Mahadeva and Ramachandra, wrote the Chaturvarga Chintamani and is credited with the Hemadpanti temple style. The poet-saint Jnaneshwar wrote his Marathi commentary on the Gita in this period.

Decline and legacy

Alauddin Khalji raided Devagiri in 1296 and extracted vast tribute, and Ramachandra became a vassal of the Delhi Sultanate. After revolts, the kingdom was annexed in 1317 under Mubarak Shah. Devagiri, renamed Daulatabad, later served briefly as Muhammad bin Tughluq's capital.

Lineage

Western Chalukya Empire 973 CE – 1189 CESeuna Yadava dynasty

Connections (5)

Kadambas of Goa was a vassal of Seuna Yadava dynasty1189 CE – 1317 CE
Silaharas of Kolhapur was conquered by Seuna Yadava dynasty1212 CE
Silaharas of North Konkan was conquered by Seuna Yadava dynasty1265 CE
Seuna Yadava dynasty was a vassal of Delhi Sultanate1296 CE – 1317 CE
Seuna Yadava dynasty was conquered by Delhi Sultanate1317 CE

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