Discussion
Unusual for the 12th century, Kalhana used a variety of sources. Unlike the writers of Prashastis, he was often critical about rulers and their practices. His sources include :
Answer: D
His sources included earlier histories, eyewitness accounts, documents and inscriptions.
Kalhana wrote the Rajatarangini, a long Sanskrit poem on the history of the kings of Kashmir, in the twelfth century. Unusually for his time, he drew on a variety of sources: inscriptions, documents, eyewitness accounts and earlier histories. Unlike the authors of prashastis, who praised their patrons, he was often critical of rulers and their policies.
The other three options are each incomplete. They list some of his sources but leave out inscriptions, documents or eyewitness accounts, so they do not give the full range the question asks for.
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