Ruled a kingdom stretching from the Tungabhadra to the Narmada, spanning modern Maharashtra, north Karnataka and parts of Madhya Pradesh; declared full independence under Bhillama c. 1187, founding Devagiri as capital.
Annexed by the Delhi Sultanate (Khalji dynasty) in 1317 after Malik Kafur's campaigns killed Simhana III and occupied Devagiri.
John Keay's acclaimed single-volume history of India places this dynasty within the sweep of the subcontinent's past.