Goa was part of Southern Konkan while in possession of the Silahara rulers, the appointed governors of the Rashtrakutas. Perhaps it is the help that Shasthadeva rendered to the Kalyani Chalukyas made him to possess the throne of Goa domain, like what Hangal Kadambas inherited from the Chalukyas. In 980 AD, his son Guhalladeva (980 - 1005 AD) ascended the throne as a successor. It is during Shasthadeva-II's (1005 - 1050 AD) rule, Goa saw territorial expansion by pushing Southern branch of Silaharas. During his successor Jayakesin-I's (1050 -1080 AD) ruler, Gopakapatnam was made the capital. As a feudatory to the Kalayani Chalukyas, Jayakesin helped the army of Someshwara Chalukya in expelling the Cholas from the Chalukyan territory. With this there formed a marriage alliance between the Chalukyas and Kadambas (Vikramaditya). Nothing much could be said about the next rulers Guhalladeva (1080 -1100 AD) and Vijayaditya (1100 - 1104 AD), but during Jayakesin-II's (1104 - 1148 AD), the Goa kingdom flourished and Kadamba dynsasty reached the zenith of her power controlling even Belgaum and much of modern Thane.

The throne soon was shared by two sons of Jayakesin-II namely Sivachitta (1147 AD) and Vishnuchitta (1148 - 1188 AD) subsequently and they proclaimed independence at the expense of the weaker Chalukyas. But somehow the fate turned back on them when Kalachuris rebelled against the Chalukyas, and Kadambas of Goa paid allegiance to the new Kalachuri rulers of the territory in order to retain it. Again time wheel saw the rise of Hoysalas and Kadmba ruler of Goa became feudatory to the Hoysalas. Change of political power went next in favour of Sevunas (Yadava ruler Singhana) and Tribhuvanamalla (1216 - 1238 AD) lost his reign to the Yadavas. The next less powerful feudatory rulers of Yadavas, Shasthadeva-III and Kamadeva (1260 - 1311 AD) managed to steer the Kadamba domain and soon had to loose the territory to the Muslem invader Malik Kafur. With the weakening interest and control of Muslim ruler over the territory gave an opportunity to the last Kadamba ruler to occupy the kingdom till the next attack of Muslim took place in the year 1327 AD. The Bahamanis soon usurped and became the powerful dynasty with Goa as a part of their domain.

The coins of Kadambas are extremely beautiful and the title that they carried in the coins are quite detailed and easily understandable by anybody who knows to read Devanagari script. Typically the obverse carried the dynastic emblem of Kadambas, the Lion to left with one of the foreleg raised. The reverse had a title like "The Conqueror of Malavas" etc., The unit was Pagoda, typical of the south but the weight standard was close to 4.4gm and the flan is broader like the coinage of Hangal Kadambas.