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Ancient

LALITADITYA/MUKTAPIDA (724-761 A.D.)

The empire carved out by Durlabhavardhana was about to collapse due to the wrong policies of Tarapida,that Lalitaditya ascended the throne and not only regained the lost prestige of the Karkota dynasty but also extended the borders of his empire beyond the traditional frontiers.
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JAYAPIDA

Like his grand-father, Jayapida is also credited with great conquest and is believed to have reached as far as Nepal. ...
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AWANTIWARMAN (855-833 A.D)

Consolidation rather than expansion was the corner stone of the policy of king and to achieve this objective, he took measures which mostly aimed at creating new avenues of employment for his subjects....
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SHANKARVARMAN (883-902 A.D)

The death of Avativarman in 883 A.D. was followed by war of succession among the relatives of the deceased king, but Shankaravarman, the son of late king, with the help of Ratnawardhana defeated them all...
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GOPALA VARAMAN (902-904 A.D)

The new king during his tenure of two years, showed his eagerness to do something for his subjects but his plans were frustrated by his regent mother.Sughanda and her paramour minister Prabhakardeva,in whose hands the real power rested...
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YASASKARA (939-948)

His reign of about nine years was to large extent peaceful.He resorted the authority of the crown and put down, with firm hand, the recalcitrant countries and barons...
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PARVAGUPTA (949-950 A.D)

Parvagupta was a commoner crooked in nature and a master in intrigues....
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DIDDA(958-1003 A.D)

Although the deceased king was succeeded by his minor son Abhimanyu, but the real power was exercised by his mother Didda who with great diplomacy eliminated other claimants to the throne of Kashmir....
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KSHEMAGUPTA (950-958 A.D)

The king imbibed in him all evil traits of his father and spend his maximum time in company of vicious and wicked persons.His courtier equally indulged in licentious habits and paid little attention towards the people...
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THE LOHARA DYNASTY: SANGRAMARAJA (1003-1028 A.D.)

The system as established by Queen Didda needed a strong and capable ruler but Sangramaraja, through prudent, was weak and, as such not a better choice for the throne of Kashmir....
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