INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was
A
Sikandar
B
Shah Mir Samsuddin
C
Zain-ul-Abidin
D
Saifuddin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajtarangini was Zain-ul-Abidin.

Detailed explanation-2: -It was composed in 1148‑50 in Kashmir, India. The poet, Kalhana, was a member of the ancient Indian learned class of brahmans. The Rajatarangini is an account of the many royal dynasties that ruled the ancient kingdom of Kashmir from its mythical origins down till the poet’s own time.

Detailed explanation-3: -He wrote a historical book containing information about Kashmiri rulers from 1200 BC up to the 12th century CE. Complete answer: Kalhana was a Kashmiri writer and poet. He is best known as the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings).

Detailed explanation-4: -Rajatarangini, (Sanskrit: “River of Kings”) historical chronicle of early India, written in Sanskrit verse by the Kashmiri Brahman Kalhana in 1148, that is justifiably considered to be the best and most authentic work of its kind.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was written in Sanskrit by Kashmiri historian Kalhana in the 12th century CE. The work consists of 7826 verses, which are divided between eight books called tarangas ("waves").

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