to a book ("Taranga") and verse. Thus (IV.678) is Book IV verse 678. The summary is from J.C. Dutt's translation. Kalhana's work uses Kali and Laukika (or Saptarishi) calendar eras: the ascension year in CE, as given below, has been calculated by Dutt based on Kalhana's records. Book 1 : Gonanda dynasty (I) Kalhana mentions that Gonanda I ascended the throne in 653 Kali calendar era. According to Jogesh Chander Dutt's calculation, this year corresponds to 2448 BCE. The total reign of the following kings is mentioned as 1266 years. Gonanditya dynasty (I) The Gonanda dynasty ruled Kashmir for 1002 years. Book 2 : Other rulers No kings mentioned in this book have been traced in any other historical source. These kings ruled Kashmir for 192 years. Book 3: Restored Gonandiya dynasty Book 4: Karkota dynasty Book 5 : Utpala dynasty (Part-I) Book 6 : Utpala dynasty (Part-II) Book 7: First Lohara dynasty Book 8: Second Lohara dynasty Evaluation Literary Kalhana was an educated and sophisticated Sanskrit scholar, well-connected in the highest political circles. His writing is full of literary devices and allusions, concealed by his unique and elegant style. Historical reliability Despite the value that historians have placed on Kalhana's work, there is little evidence of authenticity in the earlier books of Rajatarangini. For example, Ranaditya is given a reign of 300 years. Toramana is clearly the Huna king of that name, but his father Mihirakula is given a date 700 years earlier. Even where the kings mentioned in the first three books are historically attested, Kalhana's account suffers from chronological errors. Kalhana's account starts to align with other historical evidence only by Book 4, which gives an account of the Karkota dynasty. But even this account is not fully reliable from a historical point of view. For example, Kalhana has highly exaggerated the military conquests of Lalitaditya Muktapida. Sequels Rajatarangini by Jonaraja During the reign of Zain-ul-Abidin, Jonaraja authored a sequel by the same name. Also known as Dvitiya Rajatarangini ("second Rajatarangini"), it gives an account of Kashmir from c. 1150 CE to 1459 CE. Jaina-Rajatarangini by Shrivara After Jonaraja's death in 1459, his disciple Shrivara Pandita continued his work. He titled his work Jaina-Rajatarangini, and it is also known as Tritiya Rajatarangini ("third Rajatarangini"). It gives an account of Kashmir from 1459 CE to 1486 CE. Rajavalipataka by Prajyabhatta Prajyabhatta's Rajavalipataka gives an account of Kashmir from