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Avanti Varman Samrat Avantivarman (also spelled Avanti Varman) was a remarkable 9th‑century king who founded the Utpala dynasty in Kashmir, ruling from 855 to 883 CE Rise to Power & Governance Grandson of Utpala, who had seized the weakened Karkota throne, Avantivarman was nurtured by minister Sura before ascending in 855 CE  jagmohansharma.org+4en.wikipedia.org+4en.bharatpedia.org+4 . He ended decades of civil war, restoring peace and prosperity. With his genius engineer‑minister Suyya, he desilted the Jhelum, redirected its course, drained swamps, opened new agricultural lands, and notably slashed rice prices from 36 to 20 dinaras  jagmohansharma.org+3en.wikipedia.org+3en.wikipedia.org+3 . Founding of Cities & Infrastructure Established the cities of Avantipur (his new capital) and Suyyapura (modern Sopore), named after Suyya  en.bharatpedia.org+5en.wikipedia.org+5en.wikipedia.org+5 . The engineering saga of Sopore is legendary: Suyya’s river cleanup once involv...