Lalitaditya Muktapida

Lalitaditya Muktapida
Lalitaditya Muktapida
Maharaja of Kashmir
Reign	r. c. 724 CE–760 CE
Predecessor	Tarapida
Successor	Kuvalayapida
Spouse	Kamaladevi, Chakramardika
Issue	Kuvalayapida, Vajraditya II
Dynasty	Karkoṭa
Father	Durlabhaka (Pratapaditya II)
Religion	Hinduism

Lalitaditya alias Muktapida (IAST: Lalitāditya Muktāpīḍa; r. c. 724 CE–760 CE) was a monarch belonging to the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir region in the Indian subcontinent. The Tang dynasty chronicles present him as a vassal-ally of the Tangs. Lalitaditya acknowledge himself as vassal and submitted to the Tang.^[1]^[2]

The 12th-century chronicler Kalhana characterizes Lalitaditya as a "world conqueror", crediting him with extensive conquests and miraculous powers across India and Central Asia. While Kalhana's account is not supported by contemporary records and largely rejected as exaggerations, he is accepted as the most powerful king of his dynasty.

Lalitaditya commissioned a number of shrines in Kashmir, including the now-ruined Martand Sun Temple. He also established several towns, including a new capital at Parihasapura.

^ N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; Leidy, Denise Patry; Strahan, Donna K. (2010). Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-399-9.
^ Ahmed, Asad Q.; Sadeghi, Behnam; Hoyland, Robert G.; Silverstein, Adam (27 November 2014). Islamic Cultures, Islamic Contexts: Essays in Honor of Professor Patricia Crone. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-28171-4.

[:0-1] N.Y.), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York; Leidy, Denise Patry; Strahan, Donna K. (2010). Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-399-9.

[2] Ahmed, Asad Q.; Sadeghi, Behnam; Hoyland, Robert G.; Silverstein, Adam (27 November 2014). Islamic Cultures, Islamic Contexts: Essays in Honor of Professor Patricia Crone. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-28171-4.

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