Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600�1200)
by Krishna Swaroop Saxena | 1971 | 113,649 words
This essay studies the political History Of Kashmir (from A.d. 600�1200) by reviewing historical periods and analyzing sources like Kalhana's Rajatarangini. The period of the present study saw the rise and decline of dynasties such as the Karkotas, Utpalas, and Loharas, highlighting notable rulers such as Lalitaditya and Jayapida. This period marks...
Part 11 - Death of Abhimanyu II
Abhimanyu (II), who was now growing up, with signs of promise, was a helpless spectator of the events around him. Unfortunately, he contracted tuberculosis and died in 972 A.D. According to Mohammad Azim, a Muslim Chronicler, Abhimanyu (II) was poisoned by his mother, but this account is fully controverted by Wilson who points out that the QueenMother was deeply grieved and that she undertook construction of several cities and edifices both to distract her mind from grief and in memory of her 2 departed son. Kalhana, who has not spared Didda in pointing out her weaknesses, also maintains that the Queen was too overcome with grief and that there was a marked change for the better in her behaviour for 3 a time. Also, according to the Chronicle, she was, for a time, interested and engaged in building activities of a religious character