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1/n story&list of Kashmir Kings since 3450 BCE
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History of #kashyapkaKashmir is recorded even before 3450 BCE through Rajatarangini,written by Kalhana. Kashmir has more than 5400 years of history,lineage of Kashmir kings @VedicWisdom1

and pre-Mahabharat era #kashyapkaKashmir valley formation by rishi Kashyapa by cutting gap in the hills at Baramulla.

The name of Kashyapa is by history and tradition connected with the darling of the lake, and the chief town or collection of dwellings in the valley was called

3/n Kashyapa-pura , which has been identified with Kashyapapyros of Hectaeus (apud stephanus of Byzantium) and Kaspatyros of Herodotus. Kashmir is also believed to be the country meant by Ptolemy's Kaspeiria
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4/n During Mahabharata era, Kambojas ruled Kashmir during the epic period with a republican system of government from the capital city of karna-Rajapuram-gatva-Kambojah-nirijitastava ,shortened to Rajapura,which is modren Rajauri. Peer Panjal which is a part of modren
kashmir,

is a withness to this fact.Panjal is simply a distorted form of sankritic tribal term panchala. Muslims prefixed the word peer to it memory of siddha Faqir and the name thereafter is said to have changed into peer Panjal.
Authentic sources of kashmir histroy are
Nilamata Puruana

compiled acc to modren historians (500-600 CE) and Rajatarangini (1150)
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List of Kashmir Rajas from 3450 BCE as per derived from Rajatarangini
1-5. names not recorded (3450 -3238 BCE)
recorded:
1 Gonanda I (3238 -3188 BCE )
2 Damodara I (3188 -3140 BCE)
3 rani Yasovati (Damodara l's wife) 3140-31392 BCE
4 Gonanada II (Yasovati's son) 31392-3083 BCE

5 Parikshit 3083-3041 BCE
6 Harnadeva
7 Ramadeva
8 Vyasadeva
9 Drunadeva
10 Simhadeva
11 Gopaladeva
12 Vijayananda
13 Sukhadeva
14 Ramananda
15 Sandhinam
16 Marahandeva & Kamandeva
17 Chandradeva
18 Anandadeva
19 Drupadadeva
20 Harnamedeva
21 Sulkandeva
22 Sinaditya

23 Mangaladitya
24 Khimendra
25 Bhimasena
26 Indrasena
27 Sundarasena
28 Gagendra
29 Baladeva
30 Nalasena
31 Gokarna
32 Prahalada
33 Bambru
34 Pratapaseela
35 Sangrama Chandra
36 Larik Chandra
37 Biramchandra
33 Babighana ..
39 Bhagavanta

Gonanda I was relative of Magadha ruler Jarasanda and contemporary to Yudhishtira. He was killed by sri Krishna's elder brother Balarama. His son Damodara I was killed by Krishna and his army. Later sri Krishna made Yashovati as the ruler until she was succeeded by her son

Gonanda II. later Gonanda II was killed in a battle with Parikshit ( grandson of Arjuna), king of Hastinapura in 3083 BCE.
AS thought Gonanda died without a heir Parikshit took over the rajya of #kashyapkakashmir , incorporated it into his empire and handed it over to Harnadeva

who was from his family. From Harnadeva , Pandva vamsha kings ruled over Kashmir for 1331 years from 3083-1752 BCE.
Gonanda II had 7 wives. Gonanda II's mother Yashovati, ran away with her elder daughter in law Sudhalahri, ran away and took shelter at her maternal kingdom of

Videha. Gonanda dynasty heir was raised there but for many generations, they could not re-capture their lost Kashmir. Their descendants survived multiple regions through many years but never had the courage or strength to attack heirs of Harnadeva
But they were raised with the

thought that they belonged to Gonanda Dyansty.
After 1331 years,Lava gather enough army and Killed Bhagavanta, the last descendant of Harnadeva (relative of pandavas) and resrarted Gonanda dynasty rule.
40 Lava 1752-1713BCE
41 Kusa or Kusesaya 1713-1674BCE
42 Khagendra 1674-1635

43 Surendra (Issueless) 1635-1596 BCE
44 Godhara (Another family) 1596-1557 BCE
45 Suvarna 1557-1518 BCE
46 Janaka 1518-1479BCE
47 Sachinara (His Paternal uncle was Sakuni's great grandson) 1479-1447 BCE
48 Asoka or Dharmasoka (Gonanda Dynasty) 1448-1400 BCE
49 Jaelauka -1344BCE

Jaelauka was the first Kashmir king to build bridges on 5 rivers. Prior to that, people (including kings) used to cross rivers on boats only.
50 Damodara II 1344-1294BCE
50 Hushka, Jushka and Kanishka 1294-1234 BCE
52 Abhimanyu 1234-1182 BCE Gonanda I was a poet. Dharmasoka

, who belonged to the Gonanda dynasty, freed himself from sins by embracing Buddhism and built the city of Srinagar, with ninety-six lakhs of houses, resplendent with wealth. He too was a poet.
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