Ancient
ANCIENT PERIOD , PRE-HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
The early literary sources of Kashmir contain references about human settlements in the valley but they carry with them a medley of myths and legends, making it difficult to arrive at any definite historical conclusions
PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD
Archaeological Survey of Kashmir was strated in 1882 A.D. by Mr.Garrik but his work did not receive wide recognition. The Yale- Cambridge Expedition of 1935 A.D. under Dr. Helmut De Terra in association with Dr. Teilhard De Chardin and Dr.Patterson conducted investigation about glacial sequence and lake sediments ...NEOLITHIC PERIOD , GUFKRAL (2470 B.C)
Excavations carried out at Gufkral, in Tehsil Tral, district Pulwama, and have yielded fruitful results as new cultural habits developed by Neolithic man were brought to the light. Bone Skeltons of sheep, goat antler, Himalyan ibex, dog and wolf, excavated, is a positive sign of domestication of animals by man. ...BURZAHOM (2375 B.C)
The site is about 24 kms. north-east of Srinagar and is located on the ancient lake bed,locally called Uddar with a mountainous background. The earliest settlement of this site (Period-I) is in the form of a series of pits, dug into soft clay which are circular,oval,square and rectangular in plan...Megalithic Period
Neolithic phase is followed by a culture associated with erection of (Menhirs) known as Megaliths-tall slabs of stone set firmly in the earth. It is believed that towards the close of Neolithic Age,...EARLY HISTORY
As will be observed from the preceding pages, the human settlement ,at the dawn of civilization, flourished on Karewas which lay scattered within the surrounding mountains of the valley....KARKOTA DYNASTY ,DURLABHA VARDHANA( 627-633 A.D):
Karkotas were descedents of Nagas (earliest settlers in the valley) and the dynasty of kings,as such, was called Karkota Nagas....PRATAPADITY-II
After the death of Durlabhavardhan in 633 A.D his son Pratapaditya-II, also known as Durlabhaka, ascended the throne of Kashmir and struck coins in his name. To run the administration efficiently...VAJRADITYA/CANARAPIDA (713-720 A.D.)
Vajraditya succeeded his father in 713 A.D. He was a god-fearing and just ruler and worked for the betterment of his subjects....UDAYADITYA/TARAPIDA (720-724 A.D.)
Udayaditya succeeded his brother in 720 A.D. The people at large during his rule of four year i.e 720-724 A.D....Log in
- Major Events 1988
- Wage board team coming to Kashmir
- Centre makes one year rural posting mandatory for post graduate medical students
- Forensic report confirms two Kashmiri women were raped
- CM cautions youth against vested interests
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