Shilahara
8th-13th century Indian dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Shilahara/Shelara Kingdom (IAST: Śilāhāra; also Shelara, Selara, Shilara, Silara) was a Mahratta dynasty that established itself in northern and southern Konkan in 8th century CE, present-day Mumbai and Southern Maharashtra (Kolhapur) during the Rashtrakuta period.[7]
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Shilahara Kingdom | |||||||||
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8th century CE–13th century CE | |||||||||
Capital | Thane | ||||||||
Common languages | Kannada,[3][4]Sanskrit, Marathi[5][6] | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism Jainism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 8th century CE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 13th century CE | ||||||||
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Today part of | India |
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Shilahara Kingdom were split into three branches:
- First branch ruled North Konkan
- Second branch ruled South Konkan (between 765 and 1029 CE)
- Third branch ruled in modern districts of Kolhapur, Satara and Belagavi (between 940 and 1215 CE) after which they were overwhelmed by the Yadavas.[8]