Jalauka (also known as Jaluka) was, according to the 12th century Kashmiri chronicle, the Rajatarangini, a king of Kashmir, who cleared the valley of...

also built Shiva temples, and appeased Bhutesha (Shiva) to obtain his son Jalauka. Other scholars have disputed the identification with Ashoka of the Maurya...

was appointed as the governor of Gandhara. The Rajatarangini mentions Jalauka as a third son of Ashoka. According to Sri Lankan tradition, Ashoka had...

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...

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...

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...

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...

stupas and Shiva temples, and appeased Bhutesha (Shiva) to obtain his son Jalauka. Despite the discrepancies, multiple scholars identify Kalhana's Ashoka...