Kings of Kashmira Vol 2 (Rajatarangini of Kalhana)/Table of Contents of Book VIII
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Being A Translation of the Sanskrit Work
Rajatarangini of Kalhana Pandita: Vol.2
By Jogesh Chunder Dutt
1887
London: Trubner & Co.Contents
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King Uchchala; — His brother's advice to kill the Damaras ;— Unfriendly spirit of the king's brother and of the ministers ; — King's brother made governor of Lohara; — Flight of Kanaka and his suicide at Benares ; — Bhikshachara son of Bhoja; — Intention of Janakachandra to make Bhikshachara king ; — King's intention to give the governorship of Dvara to Janakachandra; — Displeasure of Bhimadeva ;— Fight between the adherents of Janakachandra and Bhimadeva; — King in danger at this scuffle ; — Janakachandra wounded ; — Death of Janakachandra ;— Gagga and Sadda, two brothers of Janakachandra wounded; — Flight of Bhimadeva ; — Gagga sent to Lohara to be healed;— King's subjection of Kramarajya — King's advance to Madava ; — Destruction of Ilaraja; — King's character; — King's rebuilding some towns and other architectural works ; — Queen Jayamati ; — King's persecution of the Kayasthas ; — Deposition and imprisonment of Sahela; — Distress of the Kayasthas ; — Ascendancy of Shivaratha, the Kayastha ; — Punishment of Loshtadhara and others of Karnejapa ; — King's judgment; — His oppression of the people;— Flight and death of Damshaka, lord of Kampana ; — Deposition of Rakkaka, lord of Dvara — Disturbance at Dvara quailed ; — King's displeasure on Tilaka ; — Bhogasena made governor of Rajasthana ; — Sadda, Chchhadda and Byaddasa son of Sadda, raised to the ministry ; — Tilaka and Janaka enrolled as ministers ; — Rapid succession of the lords of Dvara ; — Sussala's plan of usurpation ; — Sussala crossed the Varahavartta ; — Battle between the brothers ; — Sussala's defeat and flight ; — His return ; — Gaggachandra went out to meet him ; — Battle with Sussala ;— Sussala's defeat; — King's pursuit of his brother
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towards Kramarajya ; — Sussala entered Darat, — King killed Loshtaka of Selyapura and entered Selyapura; — King gave up the pursuit ; — Meghamanjari ; — Sussala entered Lohara ; — Rising of Bhoja ;— Rising of Pitthaka ; — Ramala ; — Bhikshachara ordered to be killed ; — His escape ; — His return from foreign countries ; — Anecdote about him ; — Birth of Jayasimha; — Religious acts of the king and queen - King's difficulty at Kamvaleshvara, and his reported death ; -Confusion in the capital ; — Deposition of Chundda and others and subjection, to further humiliations; — Their intention to kill the king:— King's hatred of Jayamati and his marriage with Vichchala ; — Affairs in Rajapuri ; — Marriage of the king's daughter with the king of Rajapuri ;— Dismissal of Bhogasena ; — His subsequent conduct ; — Secret combination against the king ; — Plan to assassinate him ;— Murder of the king ;— His funeral ;— Radda steps in to the throne ; — His death ; — Murder and dispersion of the rebels; — Lamentation of Garga and of the Citizens-— Conduct of Jaynmati ; — Burning of Vichchala ; — Garga's refusal to ascend the throne ; — His plan to set up Uchchala's infant son as king; — Sahlana made king; — Garga's communications with Sussala ;-Sussala's march towards Kashmira ; — Bhogasena joins Sussala ;— Garga's fight with Bhogasena; — Death of Bhognsena and of others; — Defeat of Sussala; — His flight to Viranaka, and thence to Lohara; — Murder of Hita-hita ; — Honors bestowed on Garga by Salhana ;— King Salhana's character ; — Employment of Ujahsurya at Dvara; — Oppression of Garga and his ascendancy;— Rumour about Garga's intention to massacre the king's dependents; — Attack on Garga ; — His departure to Lohara ; — Peace with the king, Garga and Sussala ;— Oppressions by the king ; — Battle between Garga and Lakkaka; — Sussala' s approach towards Kashmira;— Marriage of Sussala and his son with the daughters
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of Garga; — Straggle for the kingdom, Victory of Sussala ; — Capture of Salhana and Lothana ;— Sussala became king ; — His character ;— Opposition of Garga ; Destruction of the royal army by Garga; — Garga besieged at Ratnavarsha ; — His submission ;— Capture of Salhana and Lothana ; — Attempt to murder the king ; — Banishment of Sanjapala &c. ; — They join Sahasramangala ; — Assembled chiefs at Kurukshetra; — Their meeting with Bhikshachara ; — Claim of Bhikshachara to the throne; — People collect round him; — Bhikshachara's marriage; — Preparations to place him on the throne ; — Failure of the plan ;- Another marriage of Bhikshachara ; — Rebellion of Prasa ; — Sanjapala ; — Gouraka made a minister ; — His character ; — Minor affairs of the kingdom ; — Temples erected and repaired by the king ; — Conspiracy against Garga ; — Battle of Amareshvara ; — Skirmishes about the Chudavana hill ;— Garga's peace with the king; — Coldness between the king and Garga; — Imprisonment of Garga and his family ;— Murder of Garga and of his sons ; — Affairs at Kalinjara; — Affairs at Rajapuri ; — Deposition of Tilaka-simha and Gouraka ; — Murder of Ganjaka ; — Imprisonment of the several nobles and execution of Arjjunakoshta ; — Prithvihara ; - Coldness of the king towards Tilaka ;— Rising of the Damaras ; — Rising at Lohara ;— Defeat of the king ; — Cruel acts of the king ; — Vijaya's defeat and death ; — Arrival of Mallakoshta and Bhikshachara ; — Victory of Prithvihara over the royal army ; — Departure of the king's family to Lohara ; — Battle of Hiranyapura; — Battle on the Mahasarita; — Disorders in the capital ; — Defeat of the king's army ; — Movements of the lord of Kampana ; — Siege of the capital; — Battles around it ; — Situation of the king ; — Treachery of Prithvihara; — Crisis, in climax ; — King's retreat eventually to Lohara ; — Affairs in the capital — Bhiksku's entrance into it ; Plunder of the treasury ; — Bhikshu's marriage ; — New favourites and ministers ; — Weak character of the king ; — Jealousy between
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Prithvihara and Mallakoshta; — Insertion of Mallakoshta— Disaffection of other nobles ; — Reduction in the value of old dinnaras ; — Expedition of Vimba against Sussala ; — Aid of the Turushka soldiers ; — Intrigue with Vimba's wife ; — Mystic rites performed by the Brahmanas, — Movements of the king ;— Battle of Parnotsa ; — Battle of Vitola;- Battle of Sadashiva ; — Entrance of Sussala into the capital ; — Flight of Bhikshu — Fall of Vimba; — Movements of Prithvihara and Bhikshu ; — Their victory at Vijjayakshetra — Burning of Chakradhara ;— Oppressions by Bhikshu — New lords of Kampana and Dvara ; — Battle on the Kshiptika ; — Shrivaka ; — Defeat of the king at Manimusha - Mares Kadamvari and Pataka; — Abilities of Bhikshu ; — His speech ; - Fall of snow ; — Defeat of Bhikshu — Subjection of Madavarajya — Oppressions of the king and changes in the ministry; — Bhikshu's march towards the capital; — Skirmishes in and about the capital ; — Disaster on the bridge over the Sindhu — Death of Milla, the female warrior ; — Defeat of the king ; — Renewal of war ; — Partisans of Bhikshu and of the king — Attack on the capital ; — Bhikshu besieged at Gopadri ; — Arrival of additional forces on both sides ; — Obstinate and prolonged fights ; — Battle on the Kshiptika— Burning of the capital; — King's march to Lohara; — Victories of the king at Shuvamasanu, Surapura &c ; — Defeat of Shrivaka by Prithvihara — Death of Garga's wife ; — Rising at Madava ; — King's flight from Vijayakshetra ; — King's distrust of his countrymen — Character of Prajji ;— Siege of the capital ; — Death of Yashoraja ; — Battles on the Kshiptika and about the capital ; — Earthquakes and storms — Burning of the capital ; — Attack on the king;- Famine; — Fights about the capital ;— Death of queen Meghamanjari; —
Arrival of the prince; — His coronation — King's distrust of the prince ; — Utpala — King's plan to assassinate Tikka ; — Utpala's treachery towards the king ; — Battles near Kalyanapura ; — Defeat of Bhik
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shachara; — Dispersion of the enemies, — Desertion of Uchchala's followers ; — Murder of the king ; — Lament of Simhadeva ; — Ascension of Simhadeva to the throne ;— Panic in the capital ; — Re-collecting the army ; — Bhikshu's intention to enter the capital ; — Proposal to occupy Padmapura ; — Defeat of Bhikshu before the capital ;— Movements of Sujji; — Sujji pursued by the Damaras. Attack of the Damaras on Shrivaka. Sujji's escape to the capital ; — Death of Ananda ; — King's generals besieged by the Damaras ; — Distress among the king's followers ;— Dhanya's arrival ; — Burning of the four queens ; — Sussala's head brought to Bhikshu ;— Bhikshu's speech ; — Last rites performed to the body of the late king at one place and to the head in another ; — Bhasa besieged in the temple of Avantipura ; — Change of governors of the different provinces; — Influence of the Pratihara ; — Intrigue of the Damaras with Somapala;— Battle on the Gambhira; — Dispersion of the enemies ; — Battle of Damodara ;— Disaffection in Bhikshu's camp — Retirement of Bhikshu ; — Restoration of peace in the kingdom ; — Panegyrics on the king (Simhadeva) ; — Rivalry of the Pratihara and Janakasimha ; — Murder of Utpala; — Submission of Sura, lord of Dranga;— Imprisonment of Janakasimha ; — Battle of Shamala ; — Burning of Hadi ; — Reappearance of Bhikshachara ;— Minor events about the time of Bhikshu's reappearance ; — The Pratihara's machinations against Sujji ; — King's illness ; — King's suspicion on Sujji -Sujji's deposition ;— His departure on pilgrimage to the Ganges with the bones of the late king ; — King's favor on Koshteshvara ;— Sujji's league with Somapala against Kashmira; — League broken up by the Pratihara ; — Sujji's pilgrimage to the Ganges ;— Jeyshthapala's advice to Sujji to join Bhikshu; — Bhikshu's march towards Kashmira ;— Disaffection of the Damaras towards the king ;— Sujji's return to Jalandhara from the Ganges ; — Abandonment of his idea to join Bhikshu ;— Bhikshu besieged at Kotta ;.—
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Bhikshu's last struggle — His death ; — Death of Kumariya and Raktika; — King's musings over the head of Bhikshu; — His orders to perform the funeral rites to the remains of Bhikshachara ; — News of fresh rebellion ; — Coronation of Lothana at Lohara; — Further accounts of the rebellion at Kotta; — Expedition against Kotta; — Last rites paid to Bhikshu's head — Rilhana's expedition against Kotta ; — War in Lohara ; — Treacherous designs of Somapala ; — Cause of Sujji's discontentment ; — His subsequent movements ; — Flight of Lakshmaka ; — Pursuit ; — Capture of Lakshmaka and of Lalla ; — Return of Somapala to Rajapuri ; — Loss of ten thousand men in the army ; — Death of Lothana's son and wife ; — Ransom of Lakshmaka ; — Sujji appointed minister of Lothana ; — Lothana's marriages ; — Sujji's plan to enter Kashmira ; — Jayasimha's movements to defeat Sujji's plan; — Jayasimha's proposal to raise Mallarjjuna to the throne of Lohara; — Release of Mallarjjuna from prison and his coronation at Kotta ; — Mallarjjuna's opposition to Jayasimha; — Inglorious conduct of Mallarjjuna;— Expedition against Mallarjjuna; — Peace with Mallarjjuna;— Marriages of Mallarjjuna; — Sujji brought over to the side of Jayasimha; — Kampana bestowed on him with honors and favors ; — Flight of Koshteshvara ; — Battle at Vapyanila; — Peace between Mallarjjuna and Lothana ; — Koshteshvara's attack on Kashmira ; — His defeat ; — Death of the Pratihara ; — Death of Udayana ; — Battle on the Parnoshni; — Difficulties around Mallarjjuna; — Death of Majika and of Diddakara;— Sujji's expedition against Koshtaka; — Deposition of Mallarjjuna ; — Successful expedition of Udaya ; — Conspiracy against Sujji ; — Intrigues in the court ; — Movements of Sanjapala ; — Murder of a Brahmana by Sujji ;— Movements of Rilhana; — Quarrels among the nobles ; — King's determination to kill Sujji; — Kularaja Murders Sujji; — Further disturbances and murders: — Rewards to the king's favourites — Hostilities of Lothana ; — Koshtaka's-
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attempt to attack the capital; — Battle between Koshtaka and the king's forces ; — Defeat of Chitraratha; — Victory of the Lavanya chief; — Exile of Koshtaka ;— Affairs at Rajapuri ; — Return of Koshtaka and the formation of a faction against the king ; — Oppressions of Chitraratha; — Speech of the hard ; — Attack on Chitraratha ; — Skirmishes about Tarudurga ; — Submission offered by Koshteshora ; — Capture of Mallarjjuua ; — Murder of Koshtaka ; — Flight of Chitraratha and confiscation of his property; — Murder of Vijaya; — Shringara and Janaka, two servants of Chitraratha; — Bestowal of Dvara on Udaya ; — Death of Chitraratha ; — Prosperity of Shringara ; — Gifts of the king ;— Officials of the king ; — Shringara and Janaka ; — Character of the king ; — Execution of Shivaratha ; — Character of the king Jayasimha ; — Public works executed by the king ; — Character and works of Rilhana ; — Works and death of Sussalā ; — Works of Dhanya and Udaya and of others ; — Works and death of queen Ratnadevi ; — Works of the king ; — Public calamities ; — Death of Chhudda ; — Vikramaraja &c. ; — Guhlana raised to the sovereignty of Vallapura ; — Rewards to honorable men ; — Affairs in Darat ; — Death of Shringara and others; — Vicious practice among the officials ; — Affairs in Darat — Rebellion of Alankarachakra ; — Defeat of Lothana; — Flight of Udaya — Public opinion on the plan of subduing Madava; — Conduct of the lord of Dvara and of Dhanya ; — Movements of the lord of Dvara ; — Works raised by Dhanya; — War in Darat ; — Siege of a fort not named ; — Delivery of Lothana to the king and the surrender of the fort ; — Reception of the victorious army and of Lothana by the king ; — Salhana ; — Return to the capital ; — Bhoja and Alankarachakra ; — Rajavadana ; — Flight, of Bhoja to Darat; — Bhoja's reception in Darat; — Rajavadana and his son;- Naga; — Rising of Trillaka and Jayaraja ; — Death of Jayaraja ; — Influence of the Brahmanas ; — Skirmishes ; — Victory of Rilhana ; — Movements of armies on both sides ; — Plunder of Bhuteshvara ; —
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Disorders in the kingdom; — Help from the Mahomedans ; — Accession of strength on the side of Bhoja ; — Movements of Bhoja's armies ; — Son of Garga ;— Victory of Bhoja ; — Approach of the rainy reason; — Various movements of the armies ; — Lothaka ; — His defeat; Contest between Rilhana and Trillaka; —Minor battles ; — Defeat of the army of Darat ; — Intention of concluding peace between the parties ; — Naga and Rajavadana; — Movements of Bhoja ;— Flight of the Valahara; — Discomfiture of Bhoja; — Desire of the people of Darat to establish peace with the king ; — Valor of the Valahara ; — Movements of the enemies ; — Death of Viddasimha ; — Suppression of the rebellion; — Outbreak of a fresh rebellion ; — Rising of Alankara ; — Defeat of Alankara ; — King's pursuit of Bhoja ; — Rise of the Damaras; — Quarrel between Bhoja and Alankarnchakra ; — Death of the lord of Dvara ; — Hostile attitude of Trillaka; — Dhanya at Taramulaka; — King's desire to conclude peace with Bhoja; — Mismanagement of the king's affairs; — Proposal to exchange Naga with Bhoja ; — Murder of Naga and the rise of the Damaras ; — King's attempt to win over Bhoja ;— Bhoja's attempt to make peace with the king; — Negotiations between the king and Bhoja ; — Movement of Trillaka ;— Rise of the Damaras ;— The Valahara's speech ; — Preparations for the destruction of the king's army; — Obstructiveness of Bhoja; — Character of the flatterers of kings ; — Dangerous situation of the royalists; — Conduct of Bhoja; — Position of the ministers; — Escape of Bhoja to the royalist camp;.— Bhoja's reception in the capital and at the palace; — Bhoja's residence with the king ; — Battle of Martanda;— Plight of the Lavanya; — Gulhana made king of Lohara; — Movements of Rajavadana ;— Death of Jayachandra and of Lothana, and tile subjugation of others ; — Edifices erected by king Simharaja ; — Gayapala made lord of Kampana ; — Death of Dhanya ; — His character, and the reforms he introduced ; — King's conduct towards
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Dhanya; — Religious edifices erected by the courtiers &c; — Temples at Sureshvari ; — Sons and daughters of the king, — King and the queen — Images &c, set up by the queen; — Influence of the queen over the king;— Marriage of the princess Menila ; — Ghatotkacha and Panchavata; — Remarks on Simhadeva's reign; — Names of the kings of Kashmira ; — Concluding reflections.