Jonaraja

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{{Short description|15th-century Kashmiri historian and Sanskrit poet}}

Jonaraja (died AD 1459) was a Kashmiri historian and Sanskrit poet. His {{IAST|Dvitīyā Rājataraṅginī}} is a continuation of Kalhana's {{IAST|Rājataraṅginī}} and brings the chronicle of the kings of Kashmir down to the time of the author's patron Zain-ul-Abidin (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, Shrivara continued the history and his work, the {{IAST|Tritīyā Rājataraṅginī}}, covers the period 1459–1486.Majumdar, R.C. (ed.) (2006). The Delhi Sultanate, Mumbai:Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, p.466

In his {{IAST|Dvitīyā Rājataraṅginī}}, Jonaraja has vividly described the decline of the Hindu ruling dynasty and the rise of the Muslim ruling dynasty in Kashmir.