Rajatarangini
The Rajatarangini (dt. River of Kings ) is a story of Kashmir by the Indian historian Kalhana , which he wrote in Sanskrit from 1147 to 1149 .
It describes the history of the Rajas of Kashmir. While the author uncritically reproduces the legendary tradition for the early period, for the period closer to him he relies on inscriptions , genealogical tables and coins and tries very hard to be neutral in his presentation.
The work begins as early as the Mahabharata period , then reports in more detail on the empire of the Maurya and provides detailed information on religions and sects in the 11th and 12th centuries as well as on the cult of snakes , widow burning as well as administration and civil service.
The Rajatarangini was developed by later continuers, u. a. Jonaraja , continued until Akbar's time .
literature
- MA Stein: Kalhana's Rajatarangini. A Chronicle of the Kings of Kasmir . Elibron Classics 2001, ISBN 978-1-40217348-6 (Reprint - Original edition: Archibald Constable and Company Ltd. 1900, Westminster). Annotated translation into English from the Sanskrit original ( limited online version on Google Books )