Jonaraja

Jonaraja(died AD 1459) was aKashmirihistorian andSanskritpoet. HisDvitīyā Rājataraṅginīis a continuation ofKalhana'sRājataraṅginīand brings the chronicle of the kings of Kashmir down to the time of the author's patronZain-ul-Abidin(r. 1418–1419 and 1420–1470). Jonaraja, however, could not complete the history of the patron as he died in the 35th regnal year. His pupil,Śrīvaracontinued the history and his work, theTritīyā Rājataraṅginī,covers the period 1459–1486.^[1]

In hisDvitīyā Rājataraṅginī,Jonaraja has vividly described the decline of the Hindu ruling dynasty and the rise of the Muslim ruling dynasty in Kashmir.

References

^Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006).The Delhi Sultanate,Mumbai:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.466

Bibliography

Kingship in Kaśmīr (AD 1148‒1459); From the Pen of Jonarāja, Court Paṇḍit to Sulṭān Zayn al-‛Ābidīn.Critically Edited byWalter Slaje.With an Annotated Translation, Indexes and Maps. [Studia Indologica Universitatis Halensis. 7.] Halle 2014.ISBN 978-3-86977-088-8

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[1] Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006).The Delhi Sultanate,Mumbai:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.466

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