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Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 1187 – 1317
Dynasty of Devagiri, the first major Deccan kingdom to fall to the Khaljis.
- Capital
- Devagiri
- Region
- Deccan
- Duration
- 130 years
- Main period
- Chola & Major Southern Kingdoms
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
11871200125013001317
Rulers
- Bhillama V King1187 – 1191Founded Devagiri.
- Singhana II King1210 – 1246Peak of Seuna power.
- Ramachandra King1271 – 1311Defeated by Alauddin Khalji in 1296.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Personalities
Namdev
c. 1270 – c. 1350
Marathi saint of the Varkari tradition
Dnyaneshwar
c. 1275 – c. 1296
Author of the Dnyaneshwari, a Marathi commentary on the Gita
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Seuna (Yadava) Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Chola Empire ★
South · c. 848 CE – 1279
Overlap: 92 years
Polonnaruwa Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1070 – 1232
Overlap: 45 years
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 130 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 116 years
Delhi Sultanate ★
North · 1206 – 1526
Overlap: 111 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 89 years
Kalachuris of Tripuri
Central · c. 675 CE – 1212
Overlap: 25 years
Guhilas of Medapata
West · c. 728 CE – 1303
Overlap: 116 years
Paramara Dynasty
Central · c. 800 CE – 1305
Overlap: 118 years
Chandela Dynasty
Central · c. 831 CE – 1315
Overlap: 128 years
Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Gujarat
West · c. 940 CE – 1244
Overlap: 57 years
Hoysala Empire
South · c. 1026 – 1343
Overlap: 130 years
Soomra Dynasty
Northwest · c. 1026 – 1351
Overlap: 130 years
Sena Dynasty
East · c. 1070 – 1230
Overlap: 43 years
Eastern Ganga Dynasty
East · c. 1078 – 1434
Overlap: 130 years
Khasa Malla Kingdom
Himalaya · c. 1100 – c. 1400
Overlap: 130 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 130 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 130 years
Kakatiya Dynasty
Deccan · c. 1163 – 1323
Overlap: 130 years
Pandya Empire (Second Empire)
South · c. 1190 – 1345
Overlap: 127 years
Jaffna Kingdom
Sri Lanka · c. 1215 – 1619
Overlap: 102 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 91 years