INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rajatarangini provides the earliest source on Kashmir that can be labeled as a “historical” text on this region.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Rajatarangini (literally, River of Kings) is an epic poem (mahakavya/prabandha) composed in the classical language, Sanskrit, in 1148‑50 in Kashmir (part of the modern state of Jammu and Kashmir, India). It was composed by a Kashmiri Pundit, or member of the ancient Indian learned class, named Kalhana.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kalhana (Sanskrit: , romanized: kalhaṇa) was the author of Rajatarangini (River of Kings), an account of the history of Kashmir. He wrote the work in Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kalhana () is regarded as the first historian of India. In 1148 CE, Kalhana started writing the history of the rulers of Kashmir, starting from legends to the kings and queens of the 12th century. It took him two years to complete the book, and in 1150 CE he had completed the Rajatarangini – the River of Kings.