- Kapardin I
Kapardin I wasShilahara ruler of northKonkan branch from 800 CE – 825 CE.He was the first known
Shilahara king of NorthKonkan , was placed in charge of the country by theRashtrakuta king Govinda III. Since then NorthKonkan came to be known as Kapardi-dvipa or Kavadi-dvipa. The capital of this branch was Puri, after which the country was called Puri-Konkan . Their capital seems to have been Puri and their places of note were Hamjaman probably Sanjan in Dahanu,Thane (Shristhanak), Sopara (Shurparak), Chaul (Chemuli), Lonad (Lavanatata) and than. As theYadava s call Themselves lords of the excellent city of Dvaravatipura or Dwarka and theKadamba s call themselves lords of the excellent city of Banavasipura or Banavasi, so theShilahara s call themselves lords of the excellent city of Tagarapura or Tagar. This title would furnish a clue to the origin of theShilahara s it unfortunately, the site of Tagar was not uncertain. From numerous references and grants theThane Shilahara s seem to have been worshippers ofShiva . (Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)ee also
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Shilahara References
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* Fleet J.F (1896) :The Dynasties of the Kanarese District of The Bombay Presidency, Written for the Bombay Gazetteer .
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (2002) : Itihaas : Prachin Kal, Khand -1 (Marathi)
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1960) : Kolhapur District Gazetteer
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1964) : Kolaba District Gazetteer
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1982) : Thane District Gazetteer
* A.S.Altekar (1936) : The Silaharas of Western IndiaExternal links
* [http://www.geocities.com/ancientcoinsofindia/shilacoinex.html Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)]
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