<P> Nilmata Purana ( complied c. 500 -- 600 CE ) contains accounts of Kashmir 's early history . However , being a Puranic source , it has been argued that it suffers from a degree of inconsistency and unreliability . Kalhana 's Rajatarangini ( River of Kings ) , all the 8000 Sanskrit verses of which were completed by 1150 CE , chronicles the history of Kashmir 's dynasties from mythical times to 12th century . It relies upon traditional sources like Nilmata Purana , inscriptions , coins , monuments , and Kalhana 's personal observations borne out of political experiences of his family . Towards the end of the work mythical explanations give way to rational and critical analyses of dramatic events between 11th and 12th centuries , for which Kalhana is often credited as India 's first historian . During the reign of Muslim kings in Kashmir , three supplements to Rajatarangini were written by Jonaraja ( 1411 -- 1463 CE ) , Srivara , and Prajyabhatta and Suka , which end with Akbar 's conquest of Kashmir in 1586 CE . The text was translated into Persian by Muslim scholars such as Nizam Uddin , Farishta , and Abul Fazl . Baharistan - i - Shahi and Haidar Mailk 's Tarikh - i - Kashmir ( completed in 1621 CE ) are the most important texts on the history of Kashmir during the Sultanate period . Both the texts were written in Persian and used Rajatarangini and Persian histories as their sources . </P>
<P> Nilmata Purana ( complied c. 500 -- 600 CE ) contains accounts of Kashmir 's early history . However , being a Puranic source , it has been argued that it suffers from a degree of inconsistency and unreliability . Kalhana 's Rajatarangini ( River of Kings ) , all the 8000 Sanskrit verses of which were completed by 1150 CE , chronicles the history of Kashmir 's dynasties from mythical times to 12th century . It relies upon traditional sources like Nilmata Purana , inscriptions , coins , monuments , and Kalhana 's personal observations borne out of political experiences of his family . Towards the end of the work mythical explanations give way to rational and critical analyses of dramatic events between 11th and 12th centuries , for which Kalhana is often credited as India 's first historian . During the reign of Muslim kings in Kashmir , three supplements to Rajatarangini were written by Jonaraja ( 1411 -- 1463 CE ) , Srivara , and Prajyabhatta and Suka , which end with Akbar 's conquest of Kashmir in 1586 CE . The text was translated into Persian by Muslim scholars such as Nizam Uddin , Farishta , and Abul Fazl . Baharistan - i - Shahi and Haidar Mailk 's Tarikh - i - Kashmir ( completed in 1621 CE ) are the most important texts on the history of Kashmir during the Sultanate period . Both the texts were written in Persian and used Rajatarangini and Persian histories as their sources . </P>
who is known as the first kashmiri historian
who is known as the first kashmiri historian
Kalhana
Kalhana