1486 to 1512. Chaturtha Rajatarangini by Suka Suka extended Prajyabhatta's work, resulting in the Chaturtha Rajatarangini ("fourth Rajatarangini"). Suka's book ends with the arrival of Asaf Khan to Kashmir. A later interpolation also covers the arrival of the Mughal emperor Akbar and subsequent events. Translations A Persian translation of Rajatarangini was commissioned by Zain-ul-Abidin, who ruled Kashmir in the 15th century CE. Horace Hayman Wilson partially translated the work, and wrote an essay based on it, titled The Hindu History of Kashmir (published in Asiatic Researches Volume 15). Subsequent English translations of Kalhana's Rajatarangini include: Rajatarangini: The Saga of the Kings of Kashmir by Ranjit Sitaram Pandit (The Indian Press, Allahabad; 1935) Kings of Kashmira (1879) by Jogesh Chandra Dutt Kalhana's Rajatarangini: a chronicle of the kings of Kaśmir by Marc Aurel Stein Translations in other languages include: Rajatarangini with Hindi commentary by Ramtej Shastri Pandey (Chaukhamba Sanskrit Pratishthan, 1985) Rajatarangini of Kalhana, edited by Vishwa Bandhu (1963–65); a later addition includes the texts of Jonaraja, Srivara and Suka (1966–67) Rajatarangini, Hindi translation by Pandit Gopi Krishna Shastri Dwivedi Histoire Des Rois Du Kachmir: Rajatarangini, French translation by M. Anthony Troyer Rajatarangini, Urdu translation by Pandit Thakar Acharchand Shahpuriah Rajatarangini, Telugu translation by Renduchintala Lakshmi Narasimha Sastry Adaptations Several books containing legendary stories from Rajatarangini have been compiled by various authors. These include: S.L. Sadhu's Tales from the Rajatarangini (1967) Devika Rangachari's Stories from Rajatarangini: Tales of Kashmir (2001) Anant Pai's Amar Chitra Katha series: Chandrapeeda and other Tales of Kashmir (1984) The Legend of Lalitaditya: Retold from Kalhana's Rajatarangini (1999) A television series based on Rajatarangini named Meeras was begun in 1986 in Doordarshan Srinagar. See also Chach Nama, similar treatise about Sindh Notes References Bibliography External links Rajatarangini of Kalhana - English translation by Jogesh Chunder Dutt Rajatarangini: The Saga of The Kings of Kasmir, English translation by Ranjit Sitaram Pandit Rajatarangini and the Making of India's Past, Webcast of a talk by Chitralekha Zutshi History books about India 1140s books 12th-century Indian books History of Kashmir Sanskrit texts Kashmiri literature Indian chronicles Indian literature