Thursday, December 10, 2009

Kings in Taranga II in Kalhana's Rajatarangini

Dynasty of Pratapaditya.
From 272 B.C. to 80 B.C. Total 192 years (6 kings.)


Name of King Years reigned Kashmirabda or Laukikabda Christian Era B.C.
74.*Pratapaditya 32 2804-2836 272-240
75. Jalaukasa 32 2836-2868 240-208
76. Tunjina 36 2868-2904 208-172
77. Vijaya 8 2904-2912 172-164
78. Jayendra 37 2912-2949 164-127
79. Sandhimati 47 2949-2996 127-80
From Nos. 74 to 79 six kings ruled for 192 years.

note:- In Rajatarangi it is stated that this Pratapaditya is a relative of Vikramaditya, was brought by the ministers from a distant land and placed on the Kashmir throne. He ruled Kashmir from 272 to 240 B.C. Vikramaditya referred to here must be Sri Harsha Vikramaditya of Ujjain of 457 B.C. Kalhana says here that this Vikramaditya, the relative of the Pratapaditya was not the Sakari Vikramaditya (of 57 B.C. )

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