Kalhana's chronicle stops in 1149, so for 1200 the witness is Jonaraja, writing three centuries later and very briefly. He lists the kings of Kashmir after Jayasimha: Jassaka (about 1180 to 1198), Jagadeva (about 1198 to 1213, so king on 1 January 1200) and Rajadeva, with the Damara barons and the ministers who made and unmade them. His dates are regnal lengths and need adjusting. Kalhana remains essential for the structure of the kingdom in 1200: the Damaras, the Lohara dynasty, the frontiers toward the Panjab hills and Ladakh, and the valley's geography, which Stein's notes map in detail.
About this source
- Title
- Rajatarangini, with the Dvitiya Rajatarangini of Jonaraja
- Author
- Kalhana; continued by Jonaraja
- Author's dates
- Kalhana active 1148 to 1150; Jonaraja died 1459
- Written
- Kalhana 1148 to 1150; Jonaraja about 1459
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Covers
- Kalhana: legendary times to 1149; Jonaraja: 1149 to 1459
- Kind
- Chronicle
Jonaraja's chronicle for the 12th and 13th centuries is a few dozen verses; the regnal dates of Jassaka and Jagadeva are approximate. Stein's translation is the standard and is public domain.
Where to read it
Editions
- Durgaprasada and P. Peterson (eds.), The Rajatarangini of Kalhana, vol. 3: the supplements of Jonaraja, Srivara and Prajyabhatta (Bombay, 1896), Sanskrit
- M. A. Stein (ed.), Kalhana's Rajatarangini, Sanskrit text (Bombay, 1892)
Translations
- M. A. Stein, Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A Chronicle of the Kings of Kasmir, vol. 1 (Westminster, 1900), English with commentary
- M. A. Stein, Kalhana's Rajatarangini, vol. 2 (1900), with the geographical memoir
- J. C. Dutt, Kings of Kashmira, being a translation of the Rajatarangini of Kalhana (Calcutta, 1887), English
- J. C. Dutt, The Rajatarangini of Jonaraja (Kings of Kashmira vol. 3, 1898), English; undated scan