Hindu temples and maths · The hill rajas of the Himalayan foot · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Masrur

A group of monolithic rock-cut temples of the eighth century carved in a sandstone ridge in the Kangra valley.

By 1200 they are an old monument, probably little used. Nothing is dated for the decade.

Who holds it

Title
Not known
Since
not known
Born
not known
Confidence
low

The campaign board entry lead only.

What it holds

  • The rock-cut temples

How things stand that morning

An old monument.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The campaign board entry lead; the eighth-century date is the usual one (unchecked).

"The campaign board" is OMNIA's working map. These notes record where its earlier claims were checked against the sources.

On the map: A point.

Primary sources for Hill rajas

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

  • The River of Kings, with Jonaraja's continuation, Kalhana; continued by Jonaraja (Kalhana 1148 to 1150; Jonaraja about 1459). Kalhana's chronicle stops in 1149, so for 1200 the witness is Jonaraja, writing three centuries later and very briefly. Read online
  • The Gopala Raja Chronicle, and the Nepalese colophons, Anonymous (chronicle); various scribes (colophons) (the chronicle about 1389; the colophons are contemporary notes of the 11th to 14th centuries). The Nepal valley in 1200 is known chiefly from dated manuscript colophons and short inscriptions, which name the reigning king with the Nepal era year, and from the Gopalarajavamsavali, a chronicle written about 1389 that lists the kings with regnal years.

Sources and studies

  1. OMNIA board notes for this place (lead only, checked against the sources above)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.