A History of Indian Literature v3.c35.s7.56

v3.c35.s7.56

The great work of Kalhaṇa was continued in the 15th and the 16th centuries by chroniclers. Jonarāja wrote one Rājātaraṅgiṇī that extends the history of the Kashmirian princes down upto the reign of Sultān Zainu-l-’ābidīn [1417-67 A.D.]. The author died in 1459 A.D. before completion of the work. His disciple Śrīvara wrote the Jaina-Rājataraṅgiṇī, which, in four chapters, contains an account of the years beginning from 1459 upto 1486 A.D. Śrīvara has slavishly imitated Kalhaṇa. Both of the works stand in every respect deep below their model. Deeper below stands the Rājāvalipatākā, that was begun by Prājyabhaṭṭa and was completed by his desciple Śuka after Kashmir was annexed by Emperor Akbar in 1586 A.D.¹.