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Jalauka (also
known as Jaluka) was,
according to the 12th
century Kashmiri chronicle, the Rajatarangini, a king of Kashmir, who
cleared the
valley of...
- was
appointed as the
governor of Gandhara. The
Rajatarangini mentions Jalauka as a
third son of Ashoka.
According to Sri
Lankan tradition,
Ashoka had...
- also
built Shiva temples, and
appeased Bhutesha (Shiva) to
obtain his son
Jalauka.
Other scholars have
disputed the
identification with
Ashoka of the Maurya...
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stark resemblance to Vishnu, with four hands,
holding the shankha, chakra,
jalauka (leech), and a pot
containing amrita. He is
often shown with a
leech in...
- century,
Jalauka Jalauka (son of Gonandiya) was a
Shaivite and was
responsible for the
destruction of many
Buddhist monasteries. The
story of
Jalauka is essentially...
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Empire did not long
survive Ashoka's death. One of Dasharatha's uncles,
Jalauka, set up an
independent kingdom in Kashmir.
According to Taranatha, another...
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Kashmiri is now
known as Zeathyar. It was in this
vicinity where King
Jalauka might have
founded the city of Srinagari,
though there is no
strong archaeological...
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Buddhist monks traveling to
Ceylon and Java. The
Pancha Pandava temple in
Jalauka,
built around the 9th century, has
beautiful carvings from the Somavamsi...
- Kaurwaki, died even
earlier than Ashoka.
Little is
known about another son,
Jalauka. The
empire lost many
territories under Dasharatha,
which were
later reconquered...
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stupas and
Shiva temples, and
appeased Bhutesha (Shiva) to
obtain his son
Jalauka.
Despite the discrepancies,
multiple scholars identify Kalhana's Ashoka...
