Krishna (IAST: Kṛṣṇa, r. c. 1246–1261 CE), also known as Kanha or Kannara, was a ruler of the Seuna (Yadava) dynasty of Deccan region in India.
For example, the Munoli inscription describes him thus:[3] ...endowed with all power, the great lord of Dvaravatipura, a Trinetra to the Madana-like Malava, the terrifier of Gurjara-raja, one who caused the Konkana-raja to tumble, the thruster out of the Hoysala-raja, the restorer of the Telunga-raya...The Paramara dynasty ruled the Malwa kingdom located to the north of the Yadava kingdom.
[2][3] The Vaghela king Visala-deva had married a Hoysala princess: both these kingdoms were traditional rivals of the Yadavas, and the marriage may have provided additional provocation for Krishna's invasion.
The Yadavas' Paithan inscription and a eulogy by their court-poet Hemadri claim that Krishna destroyed the forces of Visala-deva.
[2] Historian T. V. Mahalingam theorizes that the Yadava forces were able to capture a part of the Hoysala territory, as attested by the discovery of Krishna's inscriptions in the present-day Chitradurga district.
[3] According to historian A. S. Altekar, there may be some truth to this claim: the Pandyan king Jatavarman Sundara had invaded the Kakatiya kingdom, advancing as far as Nellore.
Mallisetti, who was a district officer under Simhana, rose to the rank of sarva-deshadhikari (viceroy) early in Krishna's reign.
His sons Ramachandra and Keshava held fiefs in present-day Satara district, and continued to serve the Yadavas after their father's death.
[3] 13th century Yadava court scholar Hemadri credits him with performing several ritual sacrifices and rejuvenating the weakened dharma.