Jonaraja (died A.D. 1459) was a

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poet. His ' is a continuation of Kalhana's ' and brings the chronicle of the kings of Kashmir down to the time of the author's patron

Zain-ul-Abidin , spouse = , issue = Haider Shah , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , house = Shah Mir dynasty , father = Sikandar Shah Miri , mother = , birth_date = 25 November 1395 , birth_place = Kashmir, Shah M ...

(r. 1418–1419 and 1420–1470). Jonaraja, however, could not complete the history of the patron as he died in the 35th regnal year. His pupil, continued the history and his work, the ', covers the period 1459–86.Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). ''The Delhi Sultanate'', Mumbai:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.466 In his ', Jonaraja has vividly described the decline of the Hindu ruling dynasty and the rise of the Muslim ruling dynasty in Kashmir. He coined the word "Jati Vidhvansh" which means

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* ''Kingship in Kaśmīr (AD 1148‒1459); From the Pen of Jonarāja, Court Paṇḍit to Sulṭān Zayn al-‛Ābidīn.'' Critically Edited by

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. With an Annotated Translation, Indexes and Maps. tudia Indologica Universitatis Halensis. 7.Halle 2014. Sanskrit literature 15th-century Indian poets 15th-century Indian historians Kashmiri people Poets from Jammu and Kashmir Indian male poets Scholars from Jammu and Kashmir {{india-historian-stub