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1. Yadavs of Devagiri
By
Prachi Virag Sontakke

2. देवगिरी क
े यादव

3. Introduction
• Also known as Seuna
• Initially Rashtrakuta feudatories
• Later became Kalyanai Chalukya
feudatories
• Kingdom: Near Nasik

4. Sources
• Inscriptions: Sangamner inscription,
Gadag inscription, Mutaige
inscription, Ambe inscription, Patan
inscription
• Temples
• Coins
• Texts: Vratkhanda, Suktamuktavali,
Kirtikaumudi:
• Accounts of foreign travelers
• Muslim writers accounts
Hero stone (Virgal) with Old Kannada inscription dated
1286 CE from the rule of Yadava King Ramachandra in
Kedareshvara temple at Balligavi in Shimoga district,
Karnataka state

6. Amruteshwar temple

7. Aundha Nagnath temple

8. Daulatabad fort

9. Daulatabad fort

10. • The fort is a place of extraordinary strength.
• The lower slopes of the hill was cut away by Yadava rulers to leave 50-meter vertical sides to improve defenses.
• The only means of access to the summit is by a narrow bridge, with the passage for not more than 2 people abreast & a long gallery,
• About midway along this gallery, the access gallery has steep stairs, the top of which is
covered by a grating to form the hearth of a huge fire.
• At the summit, and at intervals on the slope, are specimens of massive old cannon

14. Yadavas of Devagiri, Singhana Deva II (1200-1247). Silver, 0.89g, lion
on obverse and legend 'Sri Singha / na Deva' on reverse

15. Yadavas of Devagiri, king Mahadeva (1261-1271), Silver Dramma coin, Obv: lion to left
with fore leg raised; Rev: Nagari legend Mahadeva followed by a boar running to left

16. Origin
• From Yadu, S/O Yayati
• Hence called Yadavas
• Yadava inscriptions: Call themselves as Vishnuvamshodbhava
• Bhillam III took the title of Yadavanarayan
• Himadri: Chandravamshi kshatriyas
• Saint Gyaneshwar: Yadav king was Chandravamshi
• Bhandarkar + Vaidya + Altekar: Ancient Maratha family which related itself to
Yadavas of Mathura after gaining prominence.

17. Original homeland
• Some: Yadavas were natives of north India.
• Bhandarkar + Vaidya: Yadavas of Maratha Kshatriyas of Maharashtra
• 1169CE inscription: Founder of Yadavas moved to Chandradityapur in
Dakshinapath from Kathiawar
• Hemadri + Jinprabhsuri: Before reaching Dakshinapath, Yadavas were related to
Mathura and Dwarika
• Yadava inscriptions: calls them Dwaravatipurvaraadhishwar &
karnaatrajvamshaabhiram as well.
• P.B.Desai: Yadavas were originally from Kannada desa = Karnataka

18. Early kings
• Vratkhanda: Founder of Yadava dynasty was Subahu
• Subahu divided his kingdom among his four sons.
• Dridhprahaar received the kingdom of south India
• Yadava inscriptions: Do not mention name of Subahu.
• ववगिितातीर्थकल्प: Dridhaprahar protected people from thieves and robbers
• Hemadri: Calls Dridhaprahar as ruler of Srinagar
• Probably ruled during 860-880CE

19. Seunachandra I (c.880-900CE)
• S/O Dridhprahar
• Powerful
• On his name, this dynasty is also known as Seuna Dynasty
• Sangamner inscription: He christened his kingdom on his name as Seuna Desa
• Seuna Desa = Area between Nasik and Godavari
• Capital : Sinnar
• Some inscriptions mention Seuna as founder of Yadavas
• Altekar: Seunachandra was Rashtrakuta feudatory.

21. Successors of Seunaachandra I (c.900-950CE)
1. िाडियप्प
2. भिल्लम प्रर्म
3. गिराज
4. बड्डिि : Samant of Krishna III Rashtrakuta
5. भिल्लम द्ववतीय : Samant of Kalyani Chalukya Tailap II
6. वेसु या वेसुगि
7. भिल्लम तृतीय: Samant of Kalyani Chalukya Jaisimha I. Married his daughter
8. सेउणचन्द्र द्ववतीय

22. Seunachandra II (1068-1080CE)
• S/O Bhillam III
• Yadava records: Seunachandra II Yadava restored the family's fortunes just like
the god Hari had restored the earth's fortunes with his varaha incarnation.
• Gadag inscription: Yadava geneology beginning with Seunachandra II
• Supported Kalyani Chalukya king Vikramaditya VI in his fight for accession
against Someshwar II
• Samant of Vikramaditya VI: bore the feudatory title Maha-mandaleshvara
• Extent of empire: (Ahmadnagar, Nasik, Khandesha) in Maharashtra.

23. Erammadeva (c.1080-1105CE)
• S/O Seunachandra
• Samant of Vikramaditya VI
• Aashvi inscription: Established Vikramaditya VI on throne of Kalyani
• Probably did so as a Yuvraj when he assisted his father against Someshwar
II Chalukya.
• Succeeded by Singhan I, Mallugi I, Amar Gangeya, Govindaraj, Mallugi II.

24. Bhillam V (c.1184-1193 CE)
• Great king of Yadava dynasty.
• Grabbed the Yadava throne, supplanting the descendants of his uncle and an usurper.
• Over the next decade ruled as a nominal vassal of the Chalukyas of Kalyani, raiding the
Gujarat Chaulukya and Paramara territories.
• After the fall of the Chalukya power, he declared sovereignty.
• Carved out a principality in present-day Maharashtra by capturing forts in and around the
Konkan region
• 10 year experience as Yuvaraj
• Started a new samvat
• Titles: महाराजागिराज, परमेश्वर, परमिट्टारक

25. Early conquests
• Hemadri: Billam took Srivardhan from king of Antal
• Srivardhan = Konkan or Nagpur ?
• Defeated Patyandak = In Osmanabad
• Killed king of Aamangalveshtak = Sholapur
• Muttaige inscription: : Billam was headache for Malwa, Thunderbolt for Varaal,
Lion for Kalinga, cloud roar for Gurjar, Chola, Gaud, Panchaal, Death for Anga,
Vanga, Nepal
• Suktamuktavali: Bhillam defeated Malla, Mallugi & Ein kings
• Identification of kings and their dynasty difficult.

26. Bhillam V & Kalyani Chalukyas
• Kalyani Chalukya Someshvara IV faced a southern invasion from the Hoysala
ruler Ballala.
• Ballala's attack forced Someshvara to take shelter at Banavasi, with his
Kadamba feudatory.
• Bhillam forced Ballala to retreat & himself conquered the Chalukya capital
Kalyani.
• Hemadri: After this victorious campaign, Bhillama established the Devagiri
city, which became the new Yadava capital.

27. Bhillam V and Hoyasals : Stage I
• Hoysala ruler Ballala attacked Kalyani Chalukya king Someshwar IV.
• When Ballala's army was exhausted in this campaign, Bhillana forced Ballala to retreat
• Annigiri inscription: Bhillam called as कर्ाथटिीबल्लि = कर्ाथटक का राजलक्ष्मी का वप्रय
• Karnat = Under Hoyasalas
• His happened somewhere around 1189CE.
• 1191 CE inscription: Records Bhillama's donations to the Trikuteshvara Shiva temple at
Gadag.
• Ballal II quickly recovered and attacked Yadavas.

28. Saraswati temple
at Trikuteshwara temple complex
Gadag, Karnataka

29. Bhillam V
&
Hoyasals
Stage II
• 1192CE: Ballal II defeated Bhillam V
• Harihar inscription: Ballal II destroyed the army of Seuna king
consisting of 2 lakh foot soldiers and 12000 horses.
• Anekere inscription: Ballala II manured the region from Soratur to
Belvola with dead bodies of the Seuna soldiers.
• Ballala went on to capture the important Yadava forts.
• Belur inscriotion of 1198CE: Hoyasal king moistened his sword
with the blood of Pandya king, whetted it on the grindstone of
Bhillama's head, and sheathed it in the lotus mouth of Jaitugi
• 1192CE Gadag inscription of Ballala: Doesn’t state that Ballala
killed Bhillama
• 1192 CE inscription: Records a grant by Ballala to Trikuteshvara
Shiva temple at Gadag, which confirms that Bhillama was defeated

30. Extent of empire
• Kingdom extended from the Narmada river in the north to the
Malaprabha river in the south.
• Included nearly all of the present-day Maharashtra (except the
Shilahara-ruled Konkan) and northern parts of Karnataka.
• Malprabha and Krishna rivers were the dividing line between
Hoyasals and Yadavas

31. Jaitugi (c.1193-1200CE)
• S/O Bhillam V
• Manoli inscription: Defeated Gurjars, Laat,Pandyas,Cholas.
• Jiatugi’s commander won Malwa, Kalinga, Panchal, Turushka, Nepal

32. Jaitugi and Kaakatiyas
• Boundaries of both clashing
• Kaakatiya king = Mahadeva
• Jaitugi attacked and killed Mahadeva
• Son of Mahadeva, Ganpati, was imprisoned
• Yadava control established over Kaakatiya
kingdom
• Later, Ganapati was returned back his kingdom
• Ganapati ruling in Warangal

34. Simghan II (c.1210-1246CE)
• S/O Jaitugi.
• Prestige of Yadavas increased during his reign
• A. S. Altekar: Exposure to kingship duties as his stint as Yuvaraj
• Expanded his kingdom southwards at the expense of the Hoysalas,
• Fought Chaulukyas and the Vaghelas for the control of the Lata
• Defeated the Paramaras of Malwa, the Shilaharas of Kolhapur and the Rattas
of Belgaum
• Titles: रायर्ारायण, प्रौढ़प्रतापचक्रवती

35. Simghan II & Hoyasals : Stage I
• Simhana's grandfather Bhillama V had suffered a humiliating defeat against the Hoysala king
Ballala II
• 1212-13CE: Simghan II marched towards Hoyasal capital Dwarasuram & defeated Ballal II
• Took northern areas of Hoyasal kingdom.
• Gadag inscription of 1217CE: “होयसल रूपी कमल क
े बिीचे को र्ष्ट करर्ेवाला हार्ी”
• Took the title शनर्वारभसद्गि after defeating Hoyasals.
• Simhan II attacked Sinda who was a Hoyasal samant.
• Sinda now became a Yadava feudatory

36. Simghan II & Hoyasals Stage II
• Hoyasal king :Narsimha II
• Simhna II attacked him
• Hoyasal Inscription: Narsimha II made the waters of
Tungabhadra turned red from blood of Yadavas.
• Yadavas were defeated. Commanders of army also killed in
battle.

37. Simghan II & Kaakatiyas
• Munoli inscription: Simhan beheaded Kaakatiya king Mahadeva.
• Reference to his participation in his father's campaign against the Kakatiyas.
• Ganapati , Son of Mahadeva = next king: maintained cordial relations with Simhana.
• During the first half of his reign, Ganapati only assumed the titles of a feudatory chief.
• During the second half of his reign, Ganapati seems to have assumed an independent status.
• Attacked Yadavas in 1230-31CE
• Simhan II was defeated
• Treaty was signed: Simhan had to give lot of wealth and money to Ganapati

38. Simghan II & Shilahara
• Shilahara king = Feudatory of Kalyani Chalukyas
• 1216CE: Attacked & defeated Shilaharas of Kolhapur
• Shilahara king fled
• Purushottampuri copper plate of 1232CE: Simghan II kept
Shilahara king captive in Panhala fort.
• Epigraphic evidence: Shilahara kingdom, annexed to the
Yadava kingdom
• 1218CE Kolhapur inscription: Construction of a gate before the
Ambabai temple by Simhana's officer Tailana

39. Simhan II & Parmaras
• Contemporary Parmar king = Arjunvarman
• Paramara king Arjunavarman married a Hoysala princess.
• 1228CE: Simhana II attacked & defeated Laat king Sinduraj (Paramara feudatory) +
Arjunvarman
• Kirtikaumudi + Vratkhanda: Parmar king & Sindhuraj killed in battle
• 1228CE Ambe inscription: Simhan II established his victory pillar in Brigukuchchha.
• After some time, Simhan II re-attacked Laat
• Laat king = Shankha or Sangramsingh
• Imprisoned Laat king: Made him a Yadav feudatory

40. Other victories
• Defeated Rattas of Belgaun, Muttas of Dharwad, Kadambas of Hangal & Kadambas of Goa.
• These chiefs kept shifting their allegiance between the Hoysalas and the Yadavas.
• Tried to become independent whenever presented with an opportunity.
• Simhan inflicted severe punishments on these chiefs for their insubordination.
• 1206CE Patan inscription: Kings of Mathura & Varanasi had felt the menace of the Yadava
power.
• Ambe inscription: Simhana defeated king Ramapala of Varanasi.
• No such king is known to have ruled Varanasi during Simhana's reign.
• At best, it is possible that Simhana defeated some local chiefs who claimed to be descendants
of the former rulers of Mathura and Varanasi.
• 1206CE Patan inscription: An obscure general of Simhana defeated a Muslim ruler

41. Simhan II & Vaghelas of Gujrat: Stage I
• Long struggle of about 20 years.
• Helped by his Laata samanta in battles
• Someshwar: 2 attacks on Gujrat
• First attack: Gujrat king = Lavanprasad of Vaghela family = Feudatory of Gujrat
Chaulukyas.
• Kirtikaumudi: Lavanprasad forced Yadava armies to retreat.
• Probably by Tactic.
• A treaty was signed
• A.K.Majumdar: Simhan had to return back because Kaakaityas had attacked
Yadav kingdom in his absence.

42. Simhan II & Gujrat: Stage II
• Gujrat king = Veeradhawal
• Simhan + Parmar king Devapal + Laat king Shankh Vs. Gujrat king Veerdhawal
• Gujrat king diffused the situation by diplomacy = convinced Simhan that Shankha & Devapala
were conspiring against him.
• 4 kings in Veeradhawal kingdom revolted at this time + Muslim army advancing towards Gujrat
• Veeradhawan left for his kingdom to subdue revolt
• Kirtikaumudi: Simhan did not attack Gujrat after Veeradhawal’s retreat.
• Simhan entered into a treaty
• A. S. Altekar: Simhan must have received considerable wealth for agreeing to this peace treaty
• A third account of conflict between 2 dynasties too wherein each party made claims for victory.
• Yadava’s conflict with Gujarat ultimately weakened both the kingdoms, and paved way for the
Muslim conquest of these kingdoms

43. Extent of empire
• Konkan, Laat,
Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Andhra in his kingdom
• North: Narmada
• South: Tungabhadra
• East: Kurnool
• West: Arabian Sea

44. Others
• Patron of scholars. Patronized noted astronomers: Anantadeva and Changadeva
• Anantadeva wrote commentaries on Brahmagupta's Brahma-sphuta-siddhanta & Varahamihira's
Brihat-jataka.
• Changadeva with support of Simhan established an astrology school in Khandesha in memory of his
grandfather Bhaskaracharya (Siddhānta-Śiromani -four parts: Līlāvatī, Bījagaṇita, Grahagaṇita and
Golādhyāya which are also sometimes considered four independent works dealing with arithmetic,
algebra, mathematics of the planets, and spheres)
• Sharangdeva wrote Sangeeta-ratnakar in his reign
• Renovated Somnatha temple.

46. Krishna (c.1247- 1260CE)
• Krishna = Grandson of the Yadava king Simhana II
• Succeeded Simhana presumably because his father Jaitugi II died before Simhana.
• Maintained the territory he inherited from his grandfather.
• Yadava inscriptions credit him with several conquests. .
• Second capital at Kandharpur
• Himself a scholar: Wrote Suktamuktavali
• Patron of scholars
• Follower of Vedic religion: Performed Vedic Yajnas
• Well versed in elephantry

47. Krishna & Parmaras
• Attacked Parmaras soon after he became king
• Contemporary Parmara king = Jayatugideva
• A Yadav inscription: Krishna was “मालवरूपी कामदेव क
े भलए सपथ”

48. Krishna & Baghelas of Gujrat
• Contemporary Baghela king of Gujrat = Visaldeva
• Paithan copper plates: Krishna defeated Visaldeva
• Baghela inscriptions: Visaldeva was victorious.
• No clear cut-conclusive victory for any party ?

49. Krishna & Kalchuris
• Decline of Kalchuris = Political
instability in Dahal
• Krishna took Kalchuri territories under
Yadava hegemony
• Manauli inscription: Krishna was “त्रिपूर
की सेर्ाओं क
े भलए त्रिर्ेि”
• Also defeated king of south Kosal -
Kalchuri territory
Kalchuri territory
Kalchuri territory

50. Krishna and Kadambas
• Contemporary Kadamb king =
Shashthadeva III
• Krishna’s commander in chief
defeated Kadamba king
• Krishna appointed his own
governor in Banvasi.

51. Krishna and Pandyas
• Contemporary Pandya king = Jatavarmanasunder Pandya
• 1252CE: JVSP attacked Kaakatiyas (Yadava feudatory).
• 1253CE Yadav inscription: Krishna’s army commander defeated
Pandyas.
• Altekar: Yadav army was sent in support of Kaakatiya king.
• D.C.Ganguli: Krishna also defeated Pandyas of Nolamvadi.

52. Others
• Shilaharas of north Konkan-Defeated by Krishna.
• V.V.Mirashi: Defeated Aabhirs
• Manauli inscription: Defeated Cholas ?
• Defeated Hoyasals : Got hold of Chittaldurga fort

53. Chittaldurga fort

56. Succession after Krishna
• Krishna’s son Ramachandra was probably not born or was not
old enough to hold the title of Yuvaraj.
• Krishna's brother Mahadeva, was designated the heir apparent
and succeeded him on throne.

57. Mahadeva (c.1260-1271CE)
• Brother of Krishna
• Served as Yuvaraj during reign of Krishna
• Period of imperialistic and cultural accomplishments
• Kept the boundaries of Yadava empire safe
• Himadri was his chief minister

58. Mahadeva and Shilaharas
• Shilahara dynasty ruling in north Konkan
• North Konkan = Important for economic
reasons
• Included: Thane, Alibag, Ratnagiri,
southern Surat
• Contemporary Shilahara king =
Someshwar
• Defeated Someshwar twice.
• Appointed his governor in north Konkan

59. Mahadeva & Kaakaityas
• Contemporary Queen = Rudrambaa
• Rudrambaa facing internal revolts
• Ideal time for Mahadeva to attack
• Yadav inscriptions: Mahadeva defeated
Rudramba & took many elephants & musical
instruments.
• Pratapacharita: Rudramba forced Mahadeva’s
army to flee and chased it till Devagiri where
she established her victory pillar. Mahadeva
had to enter into a treaty to pay 1 crore gold
coins to her.

60. Mahadeva and Hoyasals
• Contemporary Hoyasal king = Narsimha
• Himadri + Yadava inscription: Mahadeva
called as “होयसलरायकोलाहल”
• Hoyasal inscription: Narsimha defeated
Mahadeva
• Inconclusive?
• Two rounds?

61. Other conquests
• Paithan copper plates: Defeated Visaldeva, the Baghela king of Gujrat
• Himadri: Victory over Malwa
• A Yadava inscription: Gaud feared Mahadeva, Utkal ran away in fear.
• 1268CE: Mahadeva’s army commander subdued revolt of Kadambas

62. Ammandeva (c.1271-1271/72CE)
• S/O Mahadeva
• Amman was an indulgent king: loved Dance & Music.
• Krishna's son Ramachandra contested Amman’s claim to Yadav throne.
• The general public and important officers of the Yadava kingdom probably saw
Ramachandra as the rightful heir
• Courtiers Hemadri and Tikkama, who had been loyal to Mahadeva, deserted
Ammana and started supporting Ramachandra.
• Ammandeva remained on throne for a few months, before being overthrown by his
cousin Ramachandra.

63. Coup against Ammana
• Ramachandra overthrew him sometime in the second half of 1271 CE.
• An inscription of Ramachandra: Ramchandra and his followers entered the
Devagiri fort, disguising themselves as actors, and arranged a performance before
Ammana.
• During the performance, they suddenly unmasked themselves, and seized
Ammana and his supporters
• Bhanuvilasa: Ramachandra blinded & imprisoned Ammana.
• Ammana may have died a natural death in prison.

64. Ramchandra (c.1271-1312CE)
• Seized the throne from his cousin Ammana, after staging a coup
• Expanded his kingdom by following imperialistic policy with Paramaras,
Vaghelas, Hoysalas, and Kakatiyas.
• Overlooked/underestimated Muslim threat
• Faced a Muslim invasion from the Delhi Sultanate

65. Ramchandra and Paramaras
• 1270s: Paramara power had weakened considerably
• Parmara kingdom divided between the king Arjunavarman II and his
minister.
• Taking advantage of this situation, Ramachandra invaded the
Paramara kingdom, and easily defeated the Paramara army.
• Paithan inscription: Conquest of Malwa ‘मालवा क
े द्वीपों को बुझार्े वाल
तूफार्”

66. Ramchandra and Vaghelas
• Involved in skirmishes against his north-western neighbors, the Vaghelas of
Gurjara.
• Inscriptions of both the dynasties claim victories
• Thane copper-plate inscription of Ramachandra: Yadavas won the war.
‘िुजथरों क
े हागर्यों को र्ष्ट करर्ेवाला भसंह’
• Cintra copper-plate inscription of Baghelas: Baghelas emerged victorious against
Yadavas.
• Conflict result inconclusive

67. Ramchandra and Hoysals
• Contemporary Hoysala king = Narasimha III
• 1275CE: Yadava force led by Tikkama invaded the Hoysala territory defeated Hoyasal force
• Tikkama besieged the Hoysala capital Dvarasamudra.
• 1276CE: Hoysals led a decisive attack against the Yadavas, and forced Tikkama to retreat
• Although he was unable to conquer the Hoysal capital, Tikkama managed to gather a large
plunder from this invasion including a large number of elephants and horses.
• There were some minor conflicts between the two kingdoms over the next few years
• But it didn’t escalate to any major conflict.
• Hoysal king Narasimha remained occupied in a family feud against his brother.
• Ramachandra was busy in campaigns against other rivals

68. Ramchandra and Kakatiyas
• Diplomatic strategy
• Instead of launching a direct attack against the Kakatiyas, Ramachandra appears
to have supported the chiefs who were unhappy with the Kakatiya queen
Rudramba.
• The Kakatiya queen retaliated to these political maneuvers.
• Rudramba conquered some Yadava territories
• Kaakatiya general built new fortifications at Raichur in the former Yadava
territory in 1294CE

69. Ramchandra and North-eastern campaign
• Purushottamapuri inscription of Ramachandra: Ramchandra subjugated the rulers of
Vajrakara (probably modern Vairagad) and Bhandagara (modern Bhandara), Dahal (Kalchuri)
• Marched to Kashi which was captured by the Delhi Sultanate from the Gahadavalas in the
preceding decades.
• Built a Vishnu temple in Kashi.
• A. S. Altekar: This suggests that Ramachandra occupied Varanasi for at least 2–3 years.
• This may have happened during 1286–1290, when the Delhi Sultanate had been weakened
following the death of Ghiyas ud din Balban and before the accession of Jalaluddin Khalji.
• After Kashi, Ramachandra marched to Kanyakubja and Kailash mountain.
• historical evidence of these conquests ?

70. Alauddin Khilji's raid on Devagiri
• Ramchandra’s inscriptions: Calls him a "Great Boar (Varaha) in securing the
earth from the oppression of the Turks“
• May have "chastised some Muslim officials"
• 1296CE: Allaudin Khilji raided Devagiri.
• At the time of Allaudin's invasion, a major part of the Yadava army was away
from the capital, under the crown prince Simhana.
• Ramachandra was not adequately prepared for a defense.
• Fortification wall of Devagiri fort incomplete + not proper food storage inside
the fort
• Agreed to a peace treaty, promising Allaudin a large tribute.
• However, before the treaty could be realized, Simhana returned to the capital
with the Yadava army.
• Allaudin defeated him, and imposed a much heavier tribute on Ramachandra.

71. Aftermaths of Khilji attack
• Yadavas lost their prestige as a result of Allaudin's invasion.
• Taking advantage of the weakened Yadava power, the Kakatiya ruler
Prataparudra annexed the eastern part of Ramachandra's kingdom.
• Hoysal ruler Ballala III recaptured the territories that the Hoysalas had
lost to the Yadavas in the preceding years, including the town of
Banavasi.

72. Second Attack by Malik Kafur
• Alauddin Khalji usurped the throne of Delhi in 1296.
• Ramachandra stopped sending tributes to Allaudin after 1303–1304.
• Isami: Ramachandra secretly informed Allaudin that he did not want to rebel
against the Sultanate, and that the rebel Yadava faction was being controlled
by his son.
• 1308CE: Alauddin Khalji sent a force led by his general Malik Kafur to subjugate
Ramachandra.
• Malik Kafur's army conclusively defeated the Yadava army led by the crown-
prince, and took Ramachandra to Delhi.
• Allaudin treated Ramachandra with courtesy and reinstated him as a vassal in
Devagiri.
• Allaudin bestowed upon him the title Raja-i-Rajan & also gave him Navsari as a
jagir.
• Isami + Wassaf: Ramachandra also gave his daughter in marriage to Alauddin?

73. Ramchandra’s loyalty to Delhi Sultanate
• Ramachandra remained loyal to Allaudin Khilji until his death.
• Amir Khusrau: Allaudin ordered his army not to harm Ramachandra and his family during the
invasion.
• Helped Malik Kafur defeat the Kakatiyas (1309) and the Hoysalas (1311).
• When the Sultanate forces halted at Devagiri during their invasion of the Kakatiya capital
Warangal, Ramachandra put his kingdom's facilities at their disposal.
• During the Sultanate's invasion of the Hoysala capital Dvarasamudra, Ramachandra
supported them with supplies during their halt at Devagiri.
• Also ordered his general Purushottama to guide the Sultanate forces to the Hoysala frontiers

74. Shankardeva (c.1311-1313CE)
• S/O Ramachandra
• Against Allaudin Khilji: Open revolt
• 1313CE: Malik Kafur led another expedition to Devagiri, against
Ramachandra's successor Shankaradeva.
• Defeated and killed him for rebelling against Allaudin Khilji
• Annexed Devagiri to the Delhi Sultanate.

75. Harpaldeva (c.1313-1318CE)
• 1315CE: Malik Kafur left for Delhi from Devgiri
• Handed over the administration of Devagiri to his trusted official
• Later his trusted official too left for Delhi
• Harpaldeva rebelled and declared his independence
• Ruled as independent king for 2 years.
• 1318CE: Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Aibek attacked Devagiri & killed Harpala
• With Harpala’s death, Yadav dynasty came to an end.