The ancient text which kalhana relied in writing rajatarangini
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Kalhana took the "Harsacarita and the Brihatsamhita" chronicles as the model work for his own writing, known as Rajatarangini. There were other sources including the royal chronicles, and previous works on Kashmir such as "Nilamatapurana, Parthivavli and the Nripavali".
Rajatarangini (historical chronicle) is written by a Brahman known as Kalahan in 1148. It comprises the history of Kashmir from its early dates.
The ancient text which Kalhana relied in writing Rajatarangini is in Sanskrit.
Rajatarangini is a metrical legendary and historical chronicle of the kings of Kashmir.
It was written in the 12th Century by Kalhana.
It provides the information about early Kashmir and its neighbours.
The work consists of 7826 verses, which are divided into eight books called Tarangas meaning waves.