Bhima of Mahikavati
Bhima, also known as Bhimdev or Bimba-Shah, was a 13th-century Indian king (raja) who established his capital in Mahikavati, the present-day
Identification
Bimbakhyan legend
Bimbakhyan ("The story of Bimba"), an old
This poetic account is not corroborated by any independent evidence, and is of little historic value according to Stephen Edwardes.[2]
Based on the Bimbakhyan account,
Bhima II (r. c. 1177–1240 CE) could not have been Bimba either, as he was a very weak monarch. According to the Gujarat chroniclers, his kingdom ended up being divided among his ministers and regional chiefs. Such a weak ruler could not have invaded Konkan and subdued the more powerful Shilahara kings such as Keshideva II.[3] Kumarapala was the only Chaulukya king who invaded Konkan. But he did not rule the area. Northern Konkan was ruled by the Shilahara kings around 1260 CE, and after that by the Yadavas of Devagiri.[3]
Persian firman account
According to a 1495 CE
This account is corroborated by another Persian record from 1436 CE, which states that in 1290 CE (1212
Religion
Bhimdeva built the
References
- ^ Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902, pp. 22–23.
- ^ a b Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902, p. 23.
- ^ a b c Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902, p. 24.
- ^ Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902, p. 25.
- ^ a b Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902, p. 26.
- ^ Quarterly journal of the Local Self-Government Institute (Bombay).: Volume 47 :1976
Bibliography
- Stephen Meredyth Edwardes (1902). The Rise of Bombay: A Retrospect. The Times of India Press / Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-14407-0.