Many historians and locals believe that Jammu was founded by
Raja Jamboolochan in 14th century BCE. During one of his hunting
campaigns he reached the Tawi River where he saw a goat and a lion
drinking water at the same place. The king was impressed and decided
to set up a town after his name, Jamboo. With the passage of time,
the name was corrupted and became "Jammu". According to one "folk
etymology", the name "Kashmir" means "desiccated land" (from the
Sanskrit: Ka = water and shimeera = desiccate). According to another
folk etymology, following Hindu mythology, the sage Kashyapa drained
a lake to produce the land now known as Kashmir.
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