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

10 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
The powerful Balādhyachandra, lord of Lahara,
with his soldiers usurped power over half of Shrīnagara,
and the king was unable to cope with him. This
powerful man caused a maṭha to be built within the
city, even like an embodyment of his virtues, and
marked the maṭha with his name. In the meantime
the Bhaṭṭas had been insulted by the king, and for a
long time they held consultation to find some one
with a mild temper among the Khasha tribe, whom they
would elect king. It was then determined to plunder
the Bhaṭṭas, and then was heard from among them
the cry, “ I am not a Bhaṭṭa,” “ I am not a Bhatta.”
At this time, namely in the year 950 of the Saka era.
Vimalāchāryya corrected the mistake that every 976th
month would be considered an unclean month.* The
disinterested king Rājadeva who was like the moon,
signalized his prosperity by building Rājapuri and
Rājolaka. He died after reigning for twenty three
years, three months, and twenty seven days.
His son Sangrāmadeva became the king, and he
terrified his enemies as the lion does the elephants.
He made his younger brother Sūryya his viceroy, out
of affection, but this wicked conspirator, tempted by
the lust of enjoyment, thought of rebellion. Afraid
of the king who had heard of his intention, he entered

• This sentence appears here to be quite foreign to the text,
  and has probably been inserted by mistake from some other place.