[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931) › v1.c12.218 # The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c12.218 The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c12.218 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c12.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c12.218) Kalhaṇa describes the defeat of Trilocanapāla as only an incident in the rapid decline of 'the royal glory of the \*Sāhis\*.' In his time (\*c.\* 1150 A.D.) the very name of the \*Sāhi\* kingdom had nearly vanished, and one asked oneself whether "with its kings, ministers, and its court, it ever was or was not."⁵ But he also bears ample evidence to the profound impression that was produced on the minds of all contemporaries by their destruction. The following statement of al-Bīrūnī not only corroborates the Indian historian, but also shows how powerfully even the Muslims, the worst enemies of the \*Sāhi's\* were impressed by their greatness."⁶ - [Previous: v1.c12.217](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c12.217) - [Next: v1.c12.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c12.219) - [Up: v1.c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c12) ## Cites (1) - [Rājataraṅgiṇī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.historical.kashmir.rajatarangini) — Kalhaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c12.218](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c12.218) · Pramāṇa