History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c35.s22.2

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The later history of Kangrā kings upto 1200 A. D., the end of our period, is soon told. Kalhaṇa mentions king Indrachandra in 1040 A. D. and he must be the king who took the fort back. We do not find any mention of any later king in Kangra except for a reference to a king of Trigarta defeated by the Turks in Jonarāja's Rājataraṅgiṇī. He fled to Kashmir and with the help of Jayasinha about 1150 A. D. retook his kingdom after defeating the Turkish invader. It is not necessary to give mere names of kings from the Vamśāvali of Katoch kings which is undoubtedly one of the most reliable Vamaśāvalis in the Himalayan states down to the end of our period, as nothing particular can be related about these kings. We have already given a description of the fort of Kangrā and its temples in chapter X Book VI.