History
Articles on the history of Kashmir, its chronicles and the travellers who wrote about it.
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Kalhana’s Rajatarangini: A Reader’s Guide to the River of Kings
Written in 1148–49, Kalhana's Rajatarangini is the first true history in Sanskrit and the foundation of Kashmir's history. Who Kalhana was, what the eight books contain, and how to start reading.
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Travellers in Kashmir: From Bernier to Younghusband
Four centuries of travellers' accounts of Kashmir, from Bernier in 1665 to Tyndale Biscoe in 1922, with links to the books you can read free in the Kashmir Pages Library.
