lalitAditya muktapIDa

emperor of kashmIra, defeater of arabs in sindh, dardistAn, transoxania; Who kept the Tibetan empire at bay with Tang help, patron of arts and bhavabhUti.

  • (According to Alberuni, a festival was held on the second day of Chaita (March) every year for centuries to celebrate the victory of King Mutthai over the Turks.)
  • Junaid, the Arab governor of Sindh, attacked Kashmir few years later following the orders of Caliph Hisham. They were defeated.