द्वितीय राजतरङ्गिणी (जोनराज - कल्हणोत्तर मध्यकालीन कश्मीर का प्रामाणिक इतिहास)

PREFACE.
IT is some satisfaction to the translator to be able
to bring his self-imposed labours to an end. In volumes
I. and II. of this work which were published in 1879
and 1887, respectively, he completed the translation
of Kahlaṇa’s work. Pandit Durgāprasāda of Jayapore
has published an excellent edition of Kahlaṇa’s work, and
the translator regrets that he was unable to profit by it as
the edition was published subsequent to his translation.
The narration left by Kahlaṇa, who may be called the
father of Indian history, was taken up by Jonarāja. He
again was followed by his pupil Shrīvara : and Shrīvara’s
work was continued by Prājyabhaṭṭa. It is not generally
known that Prājyabhaṭṭa left his work incomplete, and
that it was taken up by Shuka who brought the account
of Kashmīra to the time when the country was con-
quered by Akbar, and it ceased to be an independent
kingdom. The works of all these authors have been
translated in the volume now presented to the public.
To judge from the imperfect texts of these works pub-
lished by the General Committee of Public Instruction,