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Jayasimha of Kashmir

r. 1128–1155 · 12th century

Jayasimha was a king of Kashmir of the second Lohara dynasty, reigning from 1128 to 1155. He restored some stability after decades of civil war by balancing and buying off the powerful Damara landholders. The poet Kalhana wrote the Rajatarangini, his verse history of Kashmir, during his reign and ends the work with it.

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Lohara dynasty

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