This article focuses on the relationship between ÅšrÄ«vara’s fifteenth century Jainataraá¹…giṇī and Kalhaá … as the literary and theoretical model for the Jainataraá¹…giṇī, but proceeds to adapt the form to reflect needs … predecessor, the historiographical background implicit in the Jainataraá¹…giṇī shows subtle shifts in conceptions of royal …