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Latest comment: 3 months ago by ~2026-23006-64 in topic Lalitaditya Muktapida was a brahmin

Surely not history. But for genuine history all is there in the Rajataringini.


Lalitaditya muktapinda was a kayastha Maharaja of kashmir from karkota vansh ..don't blv in misguide info .He is the Alexander of India from karkota kayastha vansh.

Kayasthas in Kashmir

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By asvaghasakayastha is meant in the Rajataringini an official who keeps the account of the fodder for the horses and person's caste. Durlabhvardhana the father of Muktapida was an asvaghasakayastha. Indeed. Might be mentioned that by Kayastha in the Rajataringini is clearly meant an official and not a caste. For example the Rajataringni informs us that Bhadresvra, an Aramika (Vegetable Gardner), who due to his caliber rose to the in the bureaucracy, was then was referred to as a Kayastha. This is the credible data.He is Kayastha and Kayastha is a part of Brahmins.


At the time that Rajtarangini was written, Kayastha was not a separate caste anywhere in India, not even in the plains of North India. Kayasthas were simply a class of Brahmins who took up administrative work. It's the same class which later evolved into the Kayastha caste like elsewhere in India.(Awadhi (talk) 15:05, 23 August 2017 (UTC)) Wikipedia seems to be specialised in manufacturing history and creating a confusion. Neither will work in India. We also know who is behind this. The dates of Lalitaditya's reign are accurate as given by Kalhana. His conquests are corroborated by the credible Chachnama and Al-beruni.  Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.107.240.106 (talk) 23:44, 28 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

Accuracy of Kalhana-The authentic Chronicle of that period in Persian language namely, Chachanamah the history of Sind which was translated into Persian from Arabic originally written in Arabic by Kazi Ismail informs us about the military might of Muktapida. Ismael was appointed as the first Kazi of Alor by Mahamed-bin-Qassim the Arab conqueror of Sind. Then the Arab Ali of Kufah translated this history into Persian. In this authentic classic it is mentioned that the Dahar the Brahmin king of Sind had earlier threatened Mahamed-bin-Qassim by mentioning via a letter, "If I had sent against you Rai Jaisiah who is the most victorious of all the rulers on the face of the earth and who can wreck vengeance on the strongest men of age, or the king of Kashmir who is the mighty possessor of a crown, kettle drums and standards, on whose royal threshold the rulers of Hind have placed their heads, who sways the whole of Hind and even the country of Makran and Turan, whose chains a great many noblemen and grandees have willingly placed on their knees..."  Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:201:4804:8EA4:60A2:64EE:F5DC:7FC7 (talk) 18:56, 4 January 2020 (UTC)Reply


Kashmiri writer Kshemander, in his book Kala Vilas, links the Kayasthas with Chitragupta, saying that this time is a man, he is the ocean of rivers, he is also a hypocrite. He alone killed many enemies If truth is to be believed then it is the Kaal Purush who establishes religion from time to time. Also, in his book Narmala, he has told about the standard of living of Kayasthas. श्याम सुन्दर चतुर्वेदी (talk) 08:39, 4 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

Cleanup

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Apparently this article has had some editing to improve it, but it's not entirely thematically coherant at the moment. It needs to be reviewed by someone with a background in the subject to straighten things out. It also needs sources. --Lendorien 19:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Chachnama

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Dear Foreigners,However, credible sources such as the reliable Chachnamah reinforce the views of Kalhana. As per Chachanamah which was written in that period by Kàzí Ismáíl who was appointed the first Kází of Alór by Muhammad Kásim after Sindh was conquered by the Arabs, Dahar threatened Kasim with the following letter, "If I had sent against you Rai Jaisiah who is the most victorious of all the rulers on the face of the earth and who can wreck vengeance on the strongest men of age, or the king of Kashmir who is the mighty possessor of a crown, kettle drums and standards, on whose royal threshold the rulers of Hind have placed their heads and who sways the whole of Hind and even the country of Makran and Turan, whose chains a great many noblemen and grandees have willingly placed on their knees...".

This is not the USA than you can plant dAta and brainwash people. This is India and our history is in firm ground.  Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.161.230.53 (talk) 06:13, 20 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

Please familiarise yourself with Wikipedia policies, especially regarding WP:PRIMARY and WP:SECONDARY sources. Wikipedia does not belong to any country and the real or assumed nationality of the editors is immaterial. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 13:25, 20 November 2016 (UTC)Reply

File:Karkota Empire, India (derived).jpg

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I'm removing this unsourced map. It is not supported by the Rajatarangini or Hermann Goetz' analysis which tries to prove the historicity of the Rajatarangini account, let alone more reliable sources which tend to dismiss Kalhana's account as legendary. Feel free to add it back with a source. utcursch | talk 22:27, 12 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

Just found out that this map is close to the one depicted in A Historical Atlas of South Asia. Although the borders don't match exactly, it's a fair representation. I'll add it back to the article with the source. utcursch | talk 01:48, 16 October 2017 (UTC)Reply

How articles are showing word INDIA in prebritish era, when India as such never existed .

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How come , you have mentioned that , "Prithvirāja III (reign. c. 1178–1192 CE ), popularly known as Prithviraj Chauhan or Rai Pithora in the folk legends, was an Indian king from the Chahamana (Chauhan) dynasty. He ruled Sapadalaksha, the traditional Chahamana territory, in present-day north-western India. He controlled much of the present-day Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi; and some parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. His capital was located at Ajayameru (modern Ajmer), although the medieval folk legends describe him as the king of India's political centre Delhi to portray him as a representative of the pre-Islamic Indian power.". This pre-islamic term in the article, as India has never been an islamic county even under mughal rulers also. Why don't you write Prithvirāja was kind before mughal dynasty. And how can you use word INDIA when no such countrt ever existed before British rulers. You can simply write name of Kingdom he invaded or places , as each Kingdom was a proclaimed country with no conection to each other at all .

Razishahid (talk) 19:31, 20 August 2017 (UTC) Reply

Removed mention of Tang dynasty in the lead

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for example, the Tang dynasty chronicles present him as a vassal of the Tang emperor.

the above sentence has been removed since calling him a vassal of another king without any sources cited in the lead will impact the crediblity of the article. ChandlerMinh (talk) 18:09, 13 March 2023 (UTC)Reply

The content is sourced in the article body, and the lead is a summary of the content sourced in the article body, per WP:CITELEAD. utcursch | talk 18:58, 13 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
The Account states him as a 'King' supporting the Chinese, no where mentions him a 'Vassal' of Chinese. The text means the Chinese king Accepted his 'Kingship'. Shakib ul hassan (talk) 17:10, 21 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Wrong. You removed the lead by claiming it as an unreliable source. As long as you didn't prove the unreliability, you can't remove a sourced part claiming it is unreliable. Especially denying well written books by authors like Sen Tansen. And for the quote see this excerpt quoted from the source:After having established this kingdom, I have submitted to the Heavenly Qaghan along with other vassals..... Clear statement of vassal have been seen. Please make sure having a good reading before removing a subject. Imperial[AFCND] 17:59, 21 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Mis interpretation of the letter, read the next few lines of the context : Elated by Lalitaditya's offer of support, the Chinese emperor
praised the Kasmiri king and bestowed the title of "King" on him
praised the Kasmiri king and bestowed the title of "King" on him. Shakib ul hassan (talk) 08:32, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
We have found another source, see here. Imperial[AFCND] 09:13, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
There's nothing on that link Shakib ul hassan (talk) 10:16, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
My bad. Check this, the title is "Confusion with primary source" Imperial[AFCND] 11:49, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

Explaintion. No primary sources allowed

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I am removing the additions made by user named 'Imperialavicinto' something like that on Basis original research and use of primary sources.

Let's start with the problems . User has added a primary source (in the form of letter) in tansen sen book as our cite . These is clearly a violation of wikipedia policies. Wikipedia only accept modern as well as secondary sources using primary sources as our basis.

In our entire context , tansem sen has no where denoted the word ' vassal ' or subordinate for lalitaditya . Tansen sen interpretation is completely different which is used by editor here

'Elated by Lalitāditya's offer of support, the Chinese emperor praised the Kaśmīri king and bestowed the title of "King" on him.At the same time, perhaps encouraged by Lalitāditya's willingness to assist Chinese military action in the Gilgit region, Tang forces launched a series of offensive raids on the Tibetans aimed at recap- turing Little Palür that, in 737, had capitulated to the Tibetans. '


The editor has used his own interpretation and used the primary source which was the letter in this case , to publish his own conclusion ,which is clearly not allowed in wikipedia WP:RS.

About the second book as a citation and they mythical claim of participation in talas , it is a museum catalogue , I have no idea how it was used in the first place here.


Additionally , there are various new scholars, who have interpreted our primary source in a different way , but since it's not the topic of discussion i won't add here. Summerkillsme (talk) 13:03, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

IMHO, User:Summerkillsme makes a compelling case, that they have removed what appears to be WP:Original synthesis of WP:Primary sources from the page. FTR, primary sources are not disallowed on Wikipedia; they are allowed under some circumstances and with restrictions. Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, the community has agreed that we stick to reporting what independent, reliable secondary sources say about a subject. Where primary sources disagree, stating the scholarly disagreement (perhaps in a note) is often a useful way of allowing both perspectives to be seen by our readers. BusterD (talk) 13:18, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Pardon me for interjecting this: Lalitaditya Muktapida is a completely new subject to me and I believe there's an extraordinary opportunity for a Good-class or Featured-class page distinction (starting with this much fine material). If the editors on this page could work out these minor (but essential) disagreements, this could be a terrific article! It's very good now. I suggest we disagree wildly on this talk page so that we may find agreement for our readers on the pagespace. BusterD (talk) 13:22, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Thanks , I indeed agree on your statement , this article has very good potential , specifically with all the new scholars opinions and articles on it .
Though here The problem with the user is that he has essentially used a primary source used by tansem sen to make his conclusion , completely different than what the actual author said . Summerkillsme (talk) 13:50, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
@Summerkillsme, you can clearly see that there are modification displayed on the letter, which you may claim as the Primary source. As you can see the modification which describes the case, it is a secondary source. Imperial[AFCND] 13:40, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
dont try to act smart , it is essentially a tang era primary source which tansem has mentioned btw , it just a translation of Chinese to English doesn't make it a secondary source. Summerkillsme (talk) 13:48, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
You made a personal attack here. The letter have been explained by the author. So it is no longer a Primary source. Imperial[AFCND] 13:51, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
sorry but it was not meant to be personal attack.
Anyways in my first comment i have pasted the tansem sen statement there on primary source. What you are adding is essentially your own conclusion on that tang era letter Summerkillsme (talk) 13:56, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
It is not completely a letter. You can clearly see the author modifying the letter, explaining it to the readers. That makes a it a secondary source. You can express your concerns here. Try not to remove information which is already cited. It could be considered as Vandalism if your edits fails to prove good faith. Imperial[AFCND] 14:04, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
i think you don't have gotten it ., author hasn't, he clearly mentions it as translation tang era chronicle of Kashmiri letter , which author cited (obviously translated to English).
Actual thoughts of tamsen is written below
'Elated by Lalitāditya's offer of support, the Chinese emperor praised the Kaśmīri king and bestowed the title of "King" on him.At the same time, perhaps encouraged by Lalitāditya's willingness to assist Chinese military action in the Gilgit region, Tang forces launched a series of offensive raids on the Tibetans aimed at recap- turing Little Palür that, in 737, had capitulated to the Tibetans. '
You simply used that letter to make your own conclusion which is not allowed.
Plz check BusterD (talk) Statement in same thread. Summerkillsme (talk) 14:24, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
First of all, thats not a primary source and I hope @BusterD returns to this discussion.
I have found another source of Karkota/Lalitaditya being the vassal of the Chinese emperor. Check this excerpt from "Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement" Lalităditya decided to pursue and defeat Yasovarman. Using his status as a Chinese vassal and enemy of the Arabs, Lalităditya recruited from border areas and obtained his magician/general Carnikuņa from Tokharisthan. Hence, I hope you revert your revision by yourself so that I can add this as an additional source. Imperial[AFCND] 14:36, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
I knew you were going to Google this and from somewhere get another one .
Though first resolve this shall we
Your current edit is indeed based on a primary source only.
You claim that author has modified it for readers but he himself didn't mentioned it anywhere.
Infact he says letter is of Kashmiri envoy to tang and then he cited it from ' Xin tang shu' only which he gave in citation which is indeed a primary source only
So yeah your current edit was your own conclusion and something which was not supported by secondary source and violates wikipedia policy.
Coming back to your new source, I myself has good amounts of authors who says otherwise , but don't bring for this ongoing debate. Summerkillsme (talk) 14:49, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
First of all, its never a debate. Its always a conversation. See you on the noticeboard. Imperial[AFCND] 15:15, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
@TrangaBellam, may I know the reason for the revert? Imperial[AFCND] 17:41, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

I do agree that should not be seen as debate, but as a clash of ideas. We are all working together for a common outcome. We each have our own view of where the page should go. This is awesome. It's never about who's right. The problem is that smart people often disagree. Disagreement is a healthy state on Wikipedia. It's a sign more than one somebody cares about the subject matter's presentation. I always try to cool down discussion if possible, because often the disagreement itself is significant enough for coverage inside the page. For my part, I'd like to see each good-faith contributor's point of view put forth (without comment about the other editors' POV). Make the case. But with no illusions about our goal, which is ever page improvement. BusterD (talk) 18:19, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply

May I suggest one way of approaching this is to avoid personalizing others. As opposed to utilizing the second person (you, you), let's keep the discussion in the first person (IMHO, by my reading, I believe) or even better in the third person ("User:ImperialAficionado's position seems to be...", or "User:Summerkillsme's assessment of sources is..."). There's no reason to bang at another while striving for a higher understanding to present to our readers. Getting this right is a big thing and important to everybody on Wikipedia. I urge participants in this discussion to demonstrate the collegial approach which is ALWAYS NECESSARY when we're bound to disagree. BusterD (talk) 18:27, 22 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
@BusterD, thank you for your kind advice. And I would like to know the reason why @User:TrangaBellam reverted my edit because, I already got a warning for breaking 3RR. So if I know the reason for the reversion, I can work on it. Imperial[AFCND] 05:00, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
But here you are in discussion. So thank you. Talking about stuff is usually superior to NOT doing so. I see User:TrangaBellam has made only two edits since your ping. A little patience is also welcome. The subject has been dead for over a thousand years. And this is quite a compelling story/legend, worthy of best efforts. BusterD (talk) 15:09, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
Replying soon. TrangaBellam (talk) 23:30, 23 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
I am waiting for the reply. This much time for reasoning a revert, where the citations have already provided? Imperial[AFCND] 11:15, 26 December 2023 (UTC)Reply
@BusterD, @TrangaBellam, I am still waiting for that reply :-). Imperial[AFCND] 12:50, 6 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
@TrangaBellam- Pinging as a reminder that I am still here for the discussion. I am pretty sure that you are not WP:NOTHERE. Imperial[AFCND] 11:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
What changes you wish to make the current version? TrangaBellam (talk) 13:01, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
See this primary sources were not cited, but a letter was quoted with "Quote" template. Imperial[AFCND] 13:23, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
You can restore the letter as long as you do not tweak the lead. TrangaBellam (talk) 14:08, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Could you elaborate it? Lalitaditya being the vassal of Chinese has been reported by Ronald M. Davidson in Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement. And the lead should cover the status of a person. How does that became a "tweak"? Imperial[AFCND] 14:19, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
The second line of our article is The Tang dynasty chronicles present him as a vassal-ally of the Tangs. Which is all good; that is, I merely oppose the wiki-voice assertion about him being a vassal of the Tangs without any attribution. TrangaBellam (talk) 14:59, 19 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

Attribute caste?

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Pinging @Utcursch, not sure if we should include the caste of Lalitaditya Muktapida in the lead. See rev history of the page. Caste/religion should be mentioned in the lead? Afterall there could be clash within it, which can already be seen in the article itself. Imperial[AFCND] 10:38, 16 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

The source doesn't mention the caste at all, and even if it did, a news article is not an acceptable source for a history article. utcursch | talk 22:02, 18 June 2024 (UTC)Reply

Lalitaditya was a Kashmiri Brahmin King. The Kayastha is not seperate caste it is come from Brahmin

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Stop stealing the Brahmin and Kshatriya personalities. Do not seperate Kayasth from Brahmin.

This is not Pokemon(catch them all ) game.

Understood you history fabricators Rsviklzzz (talk) 19:41, 24 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

Lalitaditya Muktapida was a kashmiri brahmin not kayastha, Here is the sources.

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Historically, Lalitaditya Muktapida and the Karkota dynasty are identified as Kashmiri Brahmins belonging to the Karkone (administrative) class.[1] According to the Nilamat Purana, their lineage traces back to Maharishi Kashyap, the progenitor of Kashmir, placing them within the Kashyap Gotra.[2] While they performed the duties of a Kshatriya (warrior-king), their roots remained Brahminical, as the term "Kayastha" in early Kashmiri records refers to an administrative office (such as Asvaghasakayastha) rather than a distinct caste group.[3] Nish13150 (talk) 17:08, 14 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Lalitaditya Muktapida was a brahmin

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Historically, Lalitaditya Muktapida and the Karkota dynasty are identified as Kashmiri Brahmins belonging to the Karkone (administrative) class.[4] According to the Nilamat Purana, their lineage traces back to Maharishi Kashyap, the progenitor of Kashmir, placing them within the Kashyap Gotra.[5] While they performed the duties of a Kshatriya (warrior-king), their roots remained Brahminical, as the term "Kayastha" in early Kashmiri records refers to an administrative office (such as Asvaghasakayastha) rather than a distinct caste group.[6] ~2026-23006-64 (talk) 17:38, 14 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

  1. Sender, Henny (1988). The Kashmiri Pandits: A Study of Cultural Choice in North India. Oxford University Press. pp. 36-42.
  2. Ved Kumari (1968). The Nilamata Purana: Vol. II. Motilal Banarsidass. Verses 101-105.
  3. Ray, Sunil Chandra (1970). Early History and Culture of Kashmir. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. pp. 154-158.
  4. Sender, Henny (1988). The Kashmiri Pandits: A Study of Cultural Choice in North India. Oxford University Press. pp. 36-42.
  5. Ved Kumari (1968). The Nilamata Purana: Vol. II. Motilal Banarsidass. Verses 101-105.
  6. Ray, Sunil Chandra (1970). Early History and Culture of Kashmir. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. pp. 154-158.