Karkotas
Karkotas refers to the Karkota dynasty, the ruling dynasty of the Kashmir region in the northwestern Indian subcontinent during the early medieval period. The dynasty is known from inscriptions, coins, and literary sources and is generally dated to roughly the 7th through the 9th centuries CE. The best-documented ruler is Lalitaditya Muktapida, who is described in various sources as expanding Kashmir’s influence across northern India and even into Central Asia, though modern historians debate the exact extent of this reach.
The Karkotas are typically associated with the capital at Parihasapura and with a policy of patronage toward
In historiography, the term Karkota is used to denote both the dynasty as a whole and its