Prabandha-Kosha (IAST: Prabandhakośa) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of prabandhas (legendary biographical narratives). It was compiled by the Jain scholar Rajashekhara Suri in 1349 CE.[1][2] It describes the lives of 24 people, including 10 Jain scholars, 4 Sanskrit poets, 7 kings and 3 Jain householders.[3] It is also known as Chaturvinshati Prabandha.[4]
The content of the collection is based on the information that Rajashekhara obtained from his teacher Tilakasuri. He composed the work at Delhi, under the patronage of Madanasimha, whose father had been honoured by Shri Mahamad Shahi (probably Muhammad Tughluq).[5]
Only the 7th prabandha in the collection (the one about Mallavadi-Suri) is written completely in verse form; the rest of the prabandhas use colloquial Sanskrit prose.[4]
Prabandha-Kosha (IAST: Prabandhakośa) is an Indian Sanskrit-language collection of prabandhas (legendary biographical narratives). It was compiled by...
famous persons. The PrabandhaKosha of Rajashekhara Suri mentions two types of biographical narratives: charitas and prabandhas. It states that the charitas...
and texts that mention Prithviraj include Prabandha-Chintamani, PrabandhaKosha and Prithviraja Prabandha. These were composed centuries after his death...
Vakpati succeeded his father Govindaraja III as the Chahamana king. The Prabandha-Kosha calls him "Vallabha". According to Prithviraja Vijaya, Vakpati defeated...
Prithviraja I on the Chahamana throne. He was also known as Salhana. The PrabandhaKosha and Hammira Mahakavya call him Alhana, which appears to be a variant...
his ancestor and this descent has been expanded upon in Prabandha-kosha and Puratana-prabandha-sangraha. Chandapa was a minister, probably in the Chaulukya...
states that their father was Vigraharaja's ancestor Naradeva. The Prabandha-Kosha states that Gopendra defeated one Sultan Beg Varisa in a battle. Historian...
than sober history". Other early sources are the Prabhavakacarita, PrabandhaKosha and Bappabhattisuricarita, which are Jain documents. Although R. C...
Kelhana of Nadol and his brother Kirtipala from Jalor. According to PrabandhaKosha — Dharavarsha let Ghurid army into the pass and closed the enemy retreat...
1283 CE (1339 VS). However, according to a genealogy given in the PrabandhaKosha, Hammira ascended the throne in 1285 CE. Historian Dasharatha Sharma...
made Aryavarta ("the land of Aryans") what its name signifies. The Prabandha-Kosha describes him as "the conqueror of Muslims". The Muslim invaders forced...
Naradeva has been mentioned as the successor of Samantaraja in PrabandhaKosha. The Purtana Prabandha Sangraha names him as the successor of Samantaraja's predecessor...
succeeded by his brother Gopendraraja. 8 Gopendra-raja 771–784 The Prabandha-Kosha states that Gopendra defeated Arab invader Muhammad bin Qasim in a...
(that is Ajayaraja II) moved his residence to Ajmer. A later text Prabandha-Kosha states that it was the 8th-century king Ajayaraja I who commissioned...
theory, Ajayaraja I founded the city of Ajayameru (modern Ajmer). The Prabandha-Kosha states that he commissioned the Ajayameru fort, which later came to...
story is narrated in other Jain works, including Rajashekhara Suri's PrabandhaKosha and Prabhachandra Suri's Prabhavaka-charita. However, these works wrongly...
Chandana. Simharaja is also said to have defeated a Muslim general. The PrabandhaKosha names the defeated general as Heji-ud-Din, and states that the battle...
Ghazni invaded the Chahamana kingdom during the reign of Govinda. The PrabandhaKosha states that Govindaraja defeated Mahmud. This claim is of doubtful...
any additional information, this cannot be said with certainty. The PrabandhaKosha states that Prithviraja "pulled away the arms" of one Baguli Shah....
Shahab-ud-Din may have been a general of Ibrahim of Ghazna. According to PrabandhaKosha, Vigraharaja was a lustful man, and forcefully took away the wife of...
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