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to his English translation of the Rajatarangini (Chapter IV, 

 Sections II and III). 



So Hasan's date does not seem to be incorrect and all 

 that lie lias written seems to be based on good authoritv. 



Chapter II. 



1. Gonanda 1—3120-3103 B.C. 



^v,x A cx*v*c* ^ecame king of Kashmir in 3120 B.C. He was 

 one of the relations of Jarasandha, king of Magadha. He 



was a good and just king. When 

 Krishna, on the bank of the rive 



I. reigned for 17 years. 



i, Gonanda' s army 



last routed and he 



Krishna. Gonanda 



2. Damodara 1—3103-3090 B.C. 



After Gonanda ' s death his son, Damodara, sat on the throne 



«. in 3103 B.C. 



was 



In thr>se days Svayamvara or " maiden's own choice " of the 



daughter of the king 



was proclaimed 



at the banks of the Indus. Damodara heard the Y&davas had 

 also been invited on the occasion, and he, therefore, left to meet 

 them and fight with them in order to avenge his father's death. 

 He fought but was killed by Krishna. His wife, Yashovati, 

 who was pregnant, was, by order of Krishna, made queen regent 

 of Kashmir. Damodara \s reign extended over a period of 13 



years. 



3. Yashovate— 3090 



Rani Yashovati was declared queen of Kashmir in 3090 

 B.C. As she was pregnant she gave birth to a son whom she 

 named Gonanda II. She reigned for 15 years. 



4. Gonanda II— 3075-3035 B.C. 



minis 



ters, crowned as king of Kashmir in 3075 B.C. About this time 

 the great war of Mahabharata occurred, and as Gonanda II. 

 was a young prince he was not invited to assist by either the 

 Kauravas or Pandavas. He was caused to be slain by Harna- 



deva. his Prime Minister, having reigned for 40 vears. 



Chapter III. — Pandava Dynasty. 



5. Harnadeva— 3035-3005 B.C. 



Harnadeva, the second son of Parikshit, grandson of Arjuna, 

 the third brother of Pandavas, vainly contended with his brother, 



