Lohara dynasty
Lohara dynasty of Kashmir ๐ฌ๐พ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ซ๐ณ ๐ซ๐ณ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฏ (Old Kashmiri and Sanskrit) | |||||||||
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| 1003โ1175 | |||||||||
Location of the Lohara dynasty and neighbouring polities circa 1175 CE | |||||||||
| Capital | Srinagar | ||||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit (official),Kashmiri (common) | ||||||||
| Religion | Shaivite Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
โข 1003โ1028 | Sangramaraja | ||||||||
โข 1301โ1320 | Suhadeva | ||||||||
| Historical era | Medieval India | ||||||||
โข Established | 1003 | ||||||||
โข Disestablished | 1175 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Afghanistan India Pakistan | ||||||||
The Lohara dynasty was a dynasty that ruled over Kashmir and surrounding regions in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent between 1003 and approximately 1175. The early history of the dynasty was described in the Rajatarangini (Chronicle of Kings), a work written by Kalhana in the mid-12th century, upon which many studies of the first 150 years of the dynasty depend. Subsequent accounts which provide information up to and beyond the end of the dynasty come from Jonarฤja and ลrฤซvara. The later rulers of the dynasty were perceived as weak. Internal conflicts and instances of corruption were prevalent during this era, occasionally interrupted by short periods of stability. These factors contributed to the dynasty's susceptibility to the expansion of Islamic conquests in the region.