Kashmir

State · 626–1343 CE · at its largest around 1326 CE

The Kashmir valley in the north-western Himalayas, ruled by a series of Hindu dynasties and a centre of Sanskrit learning before a Muslim sultanate was founded in the 14th century.

On its lands while it lasted

• Awantipora (c. 960 CE): Capital of Utpala Dynasty (960–1002).
• Rajatarangini (c. 1148 CE): Sanskrit verse chronicle of the kings of Kashmir written by Kalhana around 1148–1149.

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