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Lalitaditya Muktapida

Type Figure Region Kashmir Time c. 700–760 Also known as Lalitaditya Muktapida、Lalitāditya、Muktapīḍa

Lalitaditya Muktapida was one of the most outstanding monarchs of the 8th-century Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, reigning c. 724–760;…

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  1. c. 724–735Srinagar · Jammu and KashmirAfter inheriting the throne, consolidated rule over Kashmir's homeland and reformed the military and administration, laying the foundation for subsequent large-scale foreign campaigns.
  2. c. 735–755North India · North IndiaLed armies north against Turkic and Tibetan forces and south into North India, defeating Yasovarman of Kannauj and extending Kashmiri power over a wide area of northern India, becoming one of the most expansionist Indian monarchs of the first half of the 8th century.
  3. c. 755–760Martand · Jammu and KashmirIn his later years vigorously undertook religious and palatial construction, with the Martand Sun Temple as his representative work; died around 760, leaving an expanded realm and a brilliant architectural legacy.

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