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'''[[Darpitapura]]''' (दर्पितपुर) is mentioned in [[Rajatarangini]] <ref>[[Rajatarangini of Kalhana:Kings of Kashmira/Book IV]], p.70</ref><ref>[[Kings of Kashmira Vol 2 | '''[[Darpitapura]]''' (दर्पितपुर) is mentioned in [[Rajatarangini]] <ref>[[Rajatarangini of Kalhana:Kings of Kashmira/Book IV]], p.70</ref><ref>[[Rajatarangini of Kalhana: Kings of Kashmira Vol 2/Book VIII (i))]], p.171.</ref> - " City of Pride,", When in his pride of conquest, [[Lalitaditya]] built this city. [ City not yet identified. The ruins of city are supposed to be destroyed by Muslim Invaders. | ||
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[[Rajatarangini]] <ref>[[Rajatarangini of Kalhana:Kings of Kashmira/Book IV]], p.70</ref> mentions ....Rich with the spoils of conquest the king returned to his country. He gave '''[[Jalandhara]]''' and '''[[Lohara]]''' and other small provinces to his adherents. To mark his conquest, he obliged other kings to wear a symbol of subjection, which they bear to this day. The [[Turashka]]s commemorate the fact of their being bound by generally clasping both their hands behind their backs, and, shaving the front part of their heads. To prove the inferiority of the people of the South, he caused them to wear in their clothes a tail which touched the ground. There was not a town or village, or island, or river, or sea, where he did not raise triumphal monuments. These monuments he named according to the event or the time. When he set out on his expedition, he felt certain of conquest, and built a town named '''[[Sunishchitapura]]''' (सुनिश्चितपुर), or the " City of Certainty." When in his pride of conquest, he built another named '''[[Darpitapura]]''' (दर्पितपुर), or the " City of Pride," in which he set up an image of [[Keshava]]. And when his conquests were over, and he was enjoying the fruits of his victories, he raised another city ' which he named '''[[Phalapura]]''' (फलपुर) (''phala'' signifying fruit or effect). He completed '''[[Parnotsa]]''' (पर्णोत्स) and built a house for amusement named '''[[Krirarama|Krirārāma]]''' (क्रीराराम), the name indicating the purpose of the building. | [[Rajatarangini]] <ref>[[Rajatarangini of Kalhana:Kings of Kashmira/Book IV]], p.70</ref> mentions ....Rich with the spoils of conquest the king returned to his country. He gave '''[[Jalandhara]]''' and '''[[Lohara]]''' and other small provinces to his adherents. To mark his conquest, he obliged other kings to wear a symbol of subjection, which they bear to this day. The [[Turashka]]s commemorate the fact of their being bound by generally clasping both their hands behind their backs, and, shaving the front part of their heads. To prove the inferiority of the people of the South, he caused them to wear in their clothes a tail which touched the ground. There was not a town or village, or island, or river, or sea, where he did not raise triumphal monuments. These monuments he named according to the event or the time. When he set out on his expedition, he felt certain of conquest, and built a town named '''[[Sunishchitapura]]''' (सुनिश्चितपुर), or the " City of Certainty." When in his pride of conquest, he built another named '''[[Darpitapura]]''' (दर्पितपुर), or the " City of Pride," in which he set up an image of [[Keshava]]. And when his conquests were over, and he was enjoying the fruits of his victories, he raised another city ' which he named '''[[Phalapura]]''' (फलपुर) (''phala'' signifying fruit or effect). He completed '''[[Parnotsa]]''' (पर्णोत्स) and built a house for amusement named '''[[Krirarama|Krirārāma]]''' (क्रीराराम), the name indicating the purpose of the building. | ||
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Darpitapura (दर्पितपुर) was a town built by Lalitaditya in Kashmir and mentioned by Rajatarangini. [1]
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In Rajatarangini
Darpitapura (दर्पितपुर) is mentioned in Rajatarangini [2][3] - " City of Pride,", When in his pride of conquest, Lalitaditya built this city. [ City not yet identified. The ruins of city are supposed to be destroyed by Muslim Invaders.
Rajatarangini [4] mentions ....Rich with the spoils of conquest the king returned to his country. He gave Jalandhara and Lohara and other small provinces to his adherents. To mark his conquest, he obliged other kings to wear a symbol of subjection, which they bear to this day. The Turashkas commemorate the fact of their being bound by generally clasping both their hands behind their backs, and, shaving the front part of their heads. To prove the inferiority of the people of the South, he caused them to wear in their clothes a tail which touched the ground. There was not a town or village, or island, or river, or sea, where he did not raise triumphal monuments. These monuments he named according to the event or the time. When he set out on his expedition, he felt certain of conquest, and built a town named Sunishchitapura (सुनिश्चितपुर), or the " City of Certainty." When in his pride of conquest, he built another named Darpitapura (दर्पितपुर), or the " City of Pride," in which he set up an image of Keshava. And when his conquests were over, and he was enjoying the fruits of his victories, he raised another city ' which he named Phalapura (फलपुर) (phala signifying fruit or effect). He completed Parnotsa (पर्णोत्स) and built a house for amusement named Krirārāma (क्रीराराम), the name indicating the purpose of the building.
सुनिश्चितपुर
ललितादित्य के शासनकाल में समाज बहुत सुखी एवं सम्पन्न था। एशिया के प्राय: सभी देशों के साथ खुली व्यापार व्यवस्था थी। खेती के लिए अनेक सुविधाएं थीं और अनेक नवीन खोजें की गईं। जलसंचार योजना को महत्व दिया गया। ललितादित्य ने विदेशों में अपने विजय स्मृति स्थल बनवाए। सुनिश्चितपुर और दर्पितपुर नामक दो महानगरों का वर्णन राजतरंगिणी में आता है, यद्यपि इन नगरों के खंडहर तक भी मुस्लिम हमलावरों ने समाप्त कर दिए हैं। उसने फलपुर और पर्णोत्स नाम के भी दो नगर बसाए। फलपुर आजकल शादीपुर गांव है और पर्णोत्सव नगर आजकल का पुंछ है। ललितादित्य ने ललितपुर में जो आजकल का लेतापुर है एक बड़ा मंदिर बनवाया। हुष्कपुर में जो आजकल उशकुर है, सम्राट ने एक बड़ा विहार एवं बौद्ध मंदिर का निर्माण करवाया। कश्मीर के इतिहास में मार्तण्ड का मंदिर और परिहासपुर शहर अमर है। आजकल के शादीपुर के पास ही परिहासपुर नगर था।' (कश्मीर, गोपीनाथ श्रीवास्तव, पृ.25)