History of Jammu and Kashmir
Literary Sources of History of Kashmir
Nilamata Purana (complied around 500 – 600 CE) contains accounts of Kashmir's early history.
- Rajatarangini: Kalhana's Rajatarangini (River of Kings), all the 8000 Sanskrit verses of which were completed by 1150 AD, chronicles the history of Kashmir's dynasties from earlier times to the 12th century.
- It relies upon traditional sources like Nilmata Purana, inscriptions, coins, monuments, and Kalhana's personal observations borne out of political experiences of his family.
- Towards the end of the work mythical explanations give way to rational and critical analyses of dramatic events between 11th and 12th centuries, for which Kalhana is often ....
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