Harsha | |
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Maharajadhiraja | |
Pushyabhuti Emperor | |
Reign | c. 606 – c. 647 CE |
Predecessor | Rajyavardhana |
Successor | Arunāsva |
Born | 590 CE possibly Sthanvishvara, Pushyabhuti Kingdom (present-day Thanesar, Haryana, India)[2][3] |
Died | 647 CE (aged 56-57) possibly Kanyakubja, Empire of Harsha (present-day Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India)[4] |
Dynasty | Pushyabhuti |
Father | Prabhakarvardhana |
Mother | Yasomati |
Religion | Shaivism Buddhism (according to Xuanzang) |
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Harshavardhana (IAST Harṣa-vardhana; c. 590–647 CE) was a Pushyabhuti emperor who ruled northern India from 606 to 647 CE. He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana who had defeated the Alchon Hun invaders,[6] and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.
At the height of Harsha's power, his realm covered much of northern and northwestern India, with the Narmada River as its southern boundary. He eventually made Kanyakubja (present-day Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh state) his imperial capital, and reigned till 647 CE.[7] Harsha was defeated by the Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty in the Battle of Narmada, when he tried to expand his empire into the southern peninsula of India.[8]
The peace and prosperity that prevailed made his court a centre of cosmopolitanism, attracting scholars, artists and religious visitors from far and wide.[7] The Chinese traveller Xuanzang visited the imperial court of Harsha and wrote a very favourable account of him (as Shiladitya), praising his justice and generosity.[7] His biography Harshacharita ("The Life of Harsha") written by the Sanskrit poet Banabhatta, describes his association with Sthanesvara, besides mentioning a defensive wall, a moat and the palace with a two-storied Dhavalagriha (white mansion).[9]
Thanesar near Kurukshetra , is the birthplace of the ruler Harsha Vardhana ( 590-647)...
Born: c. 590; probably Thanesar, India
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