Rajatarangini

(“River of Kings”) Historical chronicle of
the kings of Kashmir, written in verse by
the Kashmiri poet Kalhana. The
Rajatarangini is an unusually descriptive and accurate history of Kashmir and
the region’s political, social, and religious institutions; the text’s only shortcoming is that it pays little attention to
the outside world. Kalhana’s historical
emphasis is unusual for Indian writers,
and the Rajatarangini is one of the few
indigenous Indian histories.