post-Hepthalite-Kashmir bronze 1199-1213 Rare stater of Jaga Deva , Hindu Kashmir, India

Ardoksho (Lakshmi) seated facing in lalitasana (with right leg folded under and left leg hanging down), holding diadem in right hand and long-stemmed lotus in left hand, legend at left in Sharada script: Ka-lasha // Highly stylized King standing facing, sacrificing at altar at left, legend at right in Sharada script: Devya. 19mm, 6.38 grams. Michael Mitchiner, Non-Islamic States & Western Colonies (AD 600-1979), 195-196. 

Rare, high quality example.

Jaga Deva ruled parts of Kashmir around 1199–1213 during a troubled period in the history of medieval Kashmir marked by political instability, court intrigues, and struggles among rival nobles. He emerged amid the weakening authority of the later Lohara dynasty, when regional warlords and ministers often controlled power behind the throne. Historical information about Jaga Deva is limited and comes mainly from later chronicles such as the Rajatarangini and its continuations. His period reflects the fragmentation of Kashmir’s monarchy before later invasions and dynastic changes transformed the region in the 13th century.

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