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Bhima of Mahikavati

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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
122:: he returned to his capital as soon as Mahmud left, and ruled there until 1064 CE. The Jain chroniclers of Gujarat recorded the achievements of the Chaulukya kings in detail, but they do not mention any conquest of Konkan by Bhima I. 190:), 'Raja Bimbashah' took possession of a coastal territory from Karson. This "Karson" can be identified with Krishna, who was the governor of Ramadeva in northern Konkan. A 1299 CE 218:
trees which were the main components of a forest covering the low-lying areas of this island. He is said to have built a palace and a court of justice and temple of
91:, then an island, and became enamoured with its beautiful scenery. He built a palace on the island, and his followers also built their residence there. 372: 335: 118:'s invasion in 1024 CE. However, this identification is incorrect, as the Chaulukya king who reigned during Mahmud's invasion was 131: 377: 367: 180: 321: 84: 134:
was the only Chaulukya king who invaded Konkan. But he did not rule the area. Northern Konkan was ruled by the
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This account is corroborated by another Persian record from 1436 CE, which states that in 1290 CE (1212
194:(donation record) also states that king 'Bimbadeva' granted some land in present-day Mumbai to his 80: 44: 331: 352: 176: 147: 115: 64: 187: 160: 79:). He was accompanied by a number of people, who had left the kingdoms of Anahilavada and 361: 114:, Cunha wrote that Bhima had come to Mahim after fleeing his capital as a result of 306:
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Purushottam Kavle. These evidences prove that Bimba was Bhimadeva, the son of
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s (consorts). In Konkan, he took control of the coastal towns, such as
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kings around 1260 CE, and after that by the Yadavas of Devagiri.
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poem, states that the king Bimbadev (or Bimbashah) came to
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temple. The deity in this temple is named after the
167:(royal perceptor) Purushottam Pant Kavle and eleven 183:and others. He himself came to Mahi (Mahim). 8: 39:. He is identified as a son of the king 231: 7: 159:. After his father was defeated by 27:, was a 13th-century Indian king ( 14: 327:The Rise of Bombay: A Retrospect 63:("The story of Bimba"), an old 295:Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902 280:Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902 268:Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902 251:Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902 239:Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 1902 1: 373:13th-century Indian monarchs 155:, 'Bimbashah' was a son of 399: 322:Stephen Meredyth Edwardes 200:Ramachandra of Devagiri 157:Ramachandra of Devagiri 146:According to a 1495 CE 142:Persian firman account 102:identified Bimba with 100:José Gerson da Cunha 210:Bhimdeva built the 71:travelling through 378:People from Mumbai 87:. Bimba halted at 368:History of Mumbai 337:978-1-108-14407-0 241:, pp. 22–23. 75:in 1294 CE (1216 56:Bimbakhyan legend 390: 341: 307: 304: 298: 292: 283: 277: 271: 265: 254: 248: 242: 236: 148:Persian language 116:Mahmud Ghaznavid 112:Origin of Bombay 85:Muslim invasions 65:Marathi language 19:, also known as 398: 397: 393: 392: 391: 389: 388: 387: 358: 357: 349: 344: 338: 320: 316: 311: 310: 305: 301: 293: 286: 278: 274: 266: 257: 249: 245: 237: 233: 228: 208: 188:Shalivahana era 161:Alauddin Khalji 144: 58: 53: 12: 11: 5: 396: 394: 386: 385: 383:Hindu monarchs 380: 375: 370: 360: 359: 356: 355: 348: 347:External links 345: 343: 342: 336: 317: 315: 312: 309: 308: 299: 284: 272: 255: 243: 230: 229: 227: 224: 207: 204: 143: 140: 126:kings such as 57: 54: 52: 51:Identification 49: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 395: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 365: 363: 354: 351: 350: 346: 339: 333: 329: 328: 323: 319: 318: 313: 303: 300: 297:, p. 26. 296: 291: 289: 285: 282:, p. 25. 281: 276: 273: 270:, p. 24. 269: 264: 262: 260: 256: 253:, p. 23. 252: 247: 244: 240: 235: 232: 225: 223: 221: 217: 213: 205: 203: 201: 197: 193: 189: 184: 182: 178: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 153: 149: 141: 139: 137: 133: 129: 123: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 94:Based on the 92: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 55: 50: 48: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 26: 22: 18: 353:Raja Bhimdev 326: 314:Bibliography 302: 275: 246: 234: 209: 195: 191: 185: 168: 164: 150: 145: 128:Keshideva II 124: 111: 95: 93: 60: 59: 28: 24: 20: 16: 15: 83:because of 73:Anahilavada 362:Categories 226:References 220:Prabhadevi 132:Kumarapala 96:Bimbakhyan 61:Bimbakhyan 25:Bimba-Shah 212:Babulnath 192:danapatra 136:Shilahara 108:Chaulukya 98:account, 324:(1902). 206:Religion 181:Shirgaon 104:Bhima II 81:Devagiri 45:Devagiri 41:Ramadeva 196:rajguru 173:Parnera 165:rajguru 120:Bhima I 106:of the 21:Bhimdev 334:  216:Babool 177:Sanjan 152:firman 69:Konkan 37:Mumbai 169:umrao 89:Mahim 77:Shaka 35:, in 33:Mahim 17:Bhima 332:ISBN 29:raja 43:of 23:or 364:: 287:^ 258:^ 222:. 202:. 179:, 175:, 130:. 47:. 340:.

Index

Mahim
Mumbai
Ramadeva
Devagiri
Marathi language
Konkan
Anahilavada
Shaka
Devagiri
Muslim invasions
Mahim
José Gerson da Cunha
Bhima II
Chaulukya
Mahmud Ghaznavid
Bhima I
Keshideva II
Kumarapala
Shilahara
Persian language
firman
Ramachandra of Devagiri
Alauddin Khalji
Parnera
Sanjan
Shirgaon
Shalivahana era
Ramachandra of Devagiri
Babulnath
Babool

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