Kangra

Who holds it

Name

Not pinned: Hridayachandra or Jayachandra

Title

Raja of Trigarta

Since

not pinned

Born

not known

Family

See the lord record.

Confidence

low

Baijnath stones of 1204 and the later lists.

Lord in 1200

The raja of Trigarta, not named for certain.

How things stand that morning

A free hill fort.

Wealth

Temple offerings, hill trade.

Military

The fort; no numbers.

Threats

• Lahore

Communities

Brahmin priests of the Devi shrine; Katoch Rajputs.

Walls and castle

A great fort of the hills; the surviving works are later.

Trade and crafts

Not described.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Late traditions.

On the map: Fort seed.

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.