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

350 KINGS OF KASHMÍRA.
Mārgesha, and reached the country of Rājapurī.—All
this the king heard from his spy, and though he was
alarmed at this bad news, his former enemies and all the
ministers wished for the arrival of Mahmadashāha.
Kācha Chakresha and Rājāna Shṛiṅgāra went to Sūrapura
with their troops in order to wait the arrival of the new
king. The fate of the reigning sovereign began to waver,
and his servant Ālemera took refuge with the enemy.
This man was of Shāhibhaṅga country, a foreigner, and
had no one to help him, in consideration of these cir-
cumstances the king had prospered him, even as his son,
by giving him villages, gold, and other gifts. Phatāha-
shāha set out from the capital in order to give battle,
supported by only one minister, the Pratīhāra Jyahāṅ-
gira. When the army of Phatihashāha was encamped
at Kroshāṇaka, the keen sighted soldiers understood
the hostile movements of the enemies, and they went
to meet them at Sūrapura and there to fight with them ;
but they found there the bed of heroes, (died). Phatāha-
shāha fell from his horse while watching the battle, but
he was protected by the ministers, for he was a king,
and out of love which they had previously borne towards
him. Thus in the month of Āshvina, in the year 92,
the king was deprived of his kingdom after having
reigned in it for one year and one month. Phatihashāha
was then driven by the ministers to the outer country of
Lohara across hills of Chaṭikāshāra.
The fortunate Mahmadashāha being victorious felt