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    JK LATEST INFO

    ANCIENT HISTORY OF J&K


    RESTORED GONANDA DYNASTY
    THE RESTORED GONANDA DYNASTY
    • The Book III of the Rajtarangini tells us that the last
    Gonanda dynasty of Kashmir ruled for about 590 years,
    until the establishment of the Karkota Dynasty

    • However the chronology is widely deemed to be faulty


    and on cross-vetting with coins and inscriptions from
    outside Kashmir, the names of some of the Gonanda
    rulers are found to roughly correspond with the Alchon
    Huns, who ruled hundreds of years later than the time-
    frame assigned by Kalhana

    • Several coins bearing names roughly consistent with


    the names of the Gonanda rulers — Śrī
    Meghamah (prob. king Meghavahana), Śrī
    Pravarasenah (King Pravarasena), Śrī Tuysīna (prob.
    King Tunjina), and Śrī Toramaņa (Toramana) — have
    been recently discovered
    THE RESTORED GONANDA DYNASTY

    Abhimanyu I shifted his capital from


    Kashmir to Rajouri during winters.
    Meghavana ( Ruled for 34 years)
    • Meghavahana was the son of Yudhisthira I's great-
    grandson, who had been granted asylum by
    Gopaditya, the king of Gandhara.
    • Meghavahana banned animal slaughter and
    compensated those who earned their living
    through hunting.
    • His queens built Buddhist viharas and
    monasteries.
    • Meghavana’s chief queen was Amrit Prabha, who
    built ‘Amrit Bhawan’ Vihar (Present day Awanta
    Bhawan) for foreign pilgrims and those who came
    to Kashmir for learning in large numbers.
    Shreshtasena (Pravarsena I/Tunjina II)

    Hiranya Matrigupta
    HUNS/ALCOHOLIC HUNS
    • A violent tribe that inhabited various places in central Asia . Riding horses ,
    Huns swarmed countries and indulged in killing , looting and other barbaric
    acts to spread terror .
    • Entering through Hindu Kush pass , White Huns attacked India during the reign
    of Gupta kings somewhere in the middle of fifth century.
    • Emperor Skandagupta is reported to have given a crushing defeat
    to this first batch of Huns .
    • This tribe now diverted their attack towards Europe. This group of white Huns
    marched towards Europe and swarmed various countries .
    • Not satisfied , another group of Huns led by TORAMANA again
    attacked India entering through Hindukush pass.
    • Toramana conquered Punjab , Rajputana and Malwa and ruled this
    country for a brief period from 510 AD to 511 AD. He had his sway
    over KASHMIR and DOAB as well
    • Toramana was succeeded by his son MIHIRAKULA
    MIHIRKULA (502 – 533)
    • Mihirakula was a Hinduised Hun who ( as per some
    historians ) demolished Bhudhist Viharas and demonstrated
    sadistic tendencies .
    • To deal with Mihirakula , Gupta kings put all their might
    together and drove out Mihirakula from their land . Driven
    out of the plains, Mihirakula now moved to Kashmir .
    • The prince of Kashmir gave him an asylum but Mihirakula
    overthrew the prince with intrigues and he sat on the throne.
    • He could not enjoy his power for a long time, as he died of
    disease in 533. A.D.
    • It is recorded that Mihirkula never laughed. For ordinary and
    petty issues he ordered slaughter.
    • Many historians are tempted to call him THE INDIAN NERO.
    • One story describes him as ‘trikotihan’, the killer of three crores.
    Praversena II (60 years) – Restored Gonanda Dynasty
    • Historical evidence suggests that a king named Pravarasena ruled
    Kashmir in the 6th century CE ( Kalhana – 125 CE)

    • He founded a city called Pravarapura/Pravasenpue, which is


    identified by later historians as the modern city of Srinagar.
    • Emperor Ashoka – Srinagar (Pandrethan – 3.5 km S-E of Srinagar)

    • Yudhisthira II Baladitya
    • Baladitya (apparently) had no male heir but a daughter
    Anaṅgalekhā and did not wish his territory to be annexed by in-
    laws. To avert such a possibility he married her to
    Durlabhavardhana, a low-caste employee having no royal
    lineage. However, after Baladitya's death, Durlabhavardhana
    ascended to the throne with help from a minister

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