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Kalchuris of Mangalvedha traced their lineage from Kalachuri Krishna, founder of Kalachuris of Mahismati. Mahismati Kalachuri records never call themselves Haihayas like the Later Chedi Kalchuris.

Mangalvedha Kalachuris explicitly assert a Sūryavamśī descent in multiple records.

Notable records of Kalyani/Mangalvedha Kalachuris asserting Sūryavamśa are -

* HireMudannur record of Sūryavamśī (Kalachuri) Jogamarana

*Kolhapur Plates of Shelar Ganaradiya with a reference Bijjala I's Sūryavamśī lineage.

Mahmandaleshwara Bijjala II, talking advantage of the weakening Kalyani Chalukya power revolted and took over their imperial capital of Kalyani in around 1160CE. His chief ally was Shelar Vijayaditya of Panhala.

But this sovereignty of Sūryavamśī Kalachuris would only be a short lived one. Assassination of Bijjala II and his warring sons diminished all possibility of a long lasting Empire. Jadhava Bhillma V subjugated them laying foundations of the Seuna Jadhava Empire.

The Sūryavamśī-Kalachuri vassalage to Seuna Jadhavas continued till 1204CE. We find Kalachuri Jannugi ruling Mandesh region from his seat at Mangalvedha as vassal of Seuna Jadhavas in 1204CE.

Around the same time Shelar Bhojaraja of Panhala declared his independence and started his expansion conquering much of the southern Maratha country.

Sūryavamśī-Kalachuris, old friends of Panhala Shelars readily accepted Shelar vassalage.

The Mangalvedha copperlates of Shelara Bhojaraja dated 1205CE mention Sūrav(Sūryavamśī) Bhanji ruling from the Simhasana of Mangalvedha.

Sūryavamśa assertion of Mangalvedha Kalachuris was so strong that it had become lastname of the family since the days of Jogamarana itself.

The sovereignty of Shelar Bhojaraja did not last long. He was ultimately defeated by Jadhava Singhanadeva II.

All Shelar territories including Mandesh and Mangalvedha were brought back under Jadhava rule.

From Velapur stone inscriptions of 1300 and 1305CE we find Joideva, Brahmadevarana and Baidevarana ruling as Sarvadhikaris of Mandesh under Jadhava Emperor Ramdevarao.

The Sūryavamśī clan of Maharashtra Kshatriyas are lineal descendants of the Sūryavamśī Kalachuris of Mangalvedha. A fact also supported by old Bardic lists. Historian VK Bhave had already mentioned it in 1946.

From Shikhar Shingnapur copper plates we know of another Sūryavamśī ruler Ghattidevarana (Ghatdarana) & his son Sūraji. He was father in law of Jadhava Bhillma V. That makes his son Sūraji a contemporary of Raya Murari Januji & Bhanaji Sūryavamśī of Mangalvedha.

The Ghattige branch of Suryavamśī clan from Mandesh-Khatav assert their descent from Sarpadvana who is in all likelihood Sūraji, the son of Sūryavamśī Kalachuri Ghattidevarana after whom the Ghattige-Ghatge branch of Sūryavamśī clan take their name.

The Gattige Sūryavamśī descent from Sarpadvana or Sūraji is also attested by a 17th century text Svatmanubhavatarangini by Atharvavedin Pandit named Anantasuta Tukadeva.

Fifth in line of descent from Sarpadvana or Sūraji, Kamraja Sūryavamśī Ghatge got the Sardeshmukhi of Mandesh confirmed from the Bahmani Sultan in the late 14th century as per Ferishta.

From six sons of Kamaraja descend the illustrious Ghatge branch of Sūryavamśī Kalachuris.

Kalachuri-Suryavamsis were followers of Kalamukha Shiva sect. Priests of the sect were Rajagurus of Royal Family.

Interestingly, the Kalachuri-Sūryavamśī clan branches are grouped under 'Kalamukha' in an old Bhat list included in his Kshatravanshsagar(1895CE) by Sardar Patankar

A 1654CE Firman to Ghatges by Muhammad Adilshah discovered and published by Indologist Ganesh Hari Khare again asserts that the Ghatges of Mandesh are none but a branch of Sūryavamśī-Kalachuris reigning over the exact same region.

Thus conclusively proving their continuity.