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Kalhaṇa

Type Figure Region Kashmir Time 1110–1150 Also known as Kalhaṇa、Kalhana、迦尔哈纳

Kalhaṇa was a mid-12th-century Sanskrit historian of Kashmir and son of the minister Champaka.…

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  1. 1110–1140Kashmir Valley · KashmirKalhaṇa came from a Brahmin official's family in Kashmir; his father Champaka had served at the court of King Harsha. He was familiar with court archives, inscriptions, and oral traditions, giving him the means to compose a dynastic chronicle.
  2. 1148–1150Kashmir Valley · KashmirDuring the reign of King Jayasimha, he completed the Rājataraṅgiṇī in eight books of Sanskrit verse, covering the period from the age of legends to his own time. He declared his intention to weigh the merits and faults of kings like an impartial judge, distinguishing his work from the tradition of court panegyric.

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