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The history of Kashmir is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent in South Asia with influences from the surrounding regions of Central, and East Asia. Historically, Kashmir referred to only the Kashmir Valley of the western Himalayas . [ 1 ]
The Rajatarangini, an 11th-century work by Kalhana, was aimed at sketching an outline of Kashmir's history since ancient times, and it did discuss the Karkota dynasty in depth. [13] [14] [a] Kalhana depended on a variety of material including earlier historical works, dynastic genealogies, inscriptions, coins and Puranas. [16]
Kashmir and Its People: Studies in the Evolution of Kashmiri Society. APH Publishing. ISBN 978-81-7648-537-1. Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0. Sopory, S.K. (1 January 2004). Glimpses Of Kashmir. APH Publishing.
The Nilamata Purana (Sanskrit: नीलमत पुराण, romanized: nīlamata purāṇa), also known as the Kasmira Mahatmya, [1] is an ancient text (4th to 8th century CE) from Kashmir which contains information on its history, geography, religion, and folklore. [2] It was used by Kalhana as one of sources of his history.
The Bharata Natya Shastra, which is notable as an ancient encyclopedic treatise on the arts which has influenced dance, music and literary traditions in Indian culture, originated in Kashmir. [3] 2nd century BC writer Patanjali compiled his compendium on Yoga in Kashmir. [2] The Panchatantra is also said to have originated in this region. [4]
Horace Hayman Wilson partially translated the work, and wrote an essay based on it, titled The Hindu History of Kashmir (published in Asiatic Researches Volume 15). Subsequent English translations of Kalhana's Rajatarangini include: Rajatarangini: The Saga of the Kings of Kashmir by Ranjit Sitaram Pandit (The Indian Press, Allahabad; 1935)
This gave rise to the Pandava Dynasty of Kashmir. Harnadeva lost a succession war against Janamejaya, and so he remained the King of Kashmir. The last ruler was Bhagavanta, who was defeated by Lava in 1752 BCE. [7] Lava: A descendant of Gonanda I, who belonged to the Naga Dynasty and defeated King Bhagavanta of the Pandava Dynasty of Kashmir in ...
The Kashmiri Pandits, the only Hindus of the Kashmir valley, who had stably constituted approximately 4 to 5% of the population of the valley during Dogra rule (1846–1947), and 20% of whom had left the Kashmir valley to other parts of India in the 1950s, [68] underwent a complete exodus in the 1990s due to the Kashmir insurgency. According to ...