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Harsha
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thumb|Empire ruled by Harsha, 7th century CE India Harshavardhana (; 4 June 590 – 647) was an emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. He was one of the greatest kings of the Kingdom of Kannauj, which under him expanded into a vast realm in northern India.
Key facts
- Royalty.title
- MaharajadhirajaSakalottarapathanāthaŚilādityaParamabhattārakaParama-MaheśwaraGaudeśwara
- Royalty.image
- Harshavardhana Circa AD 606-647.jpg
- Royalty.image_size
- 300px
- Royalty.caption
- Coin of Harshavardhana,
- Royalty.succession
- Maharajadhiraja of Kannauj
- Royalty.reign
- April 606 – 647
- Royalty.predecessor
- Rajyavardhana (as King of Thanesar)
- Royalty.successor
- Arunāsva (as King of Kannauj)
- Royalty.birth_date
- 4 June 590
- Royalty.birth_place
- possibly Sthanvishvara, Kingdom of Thanesar (present-day Thanesar, Haryana, India)
- Royalty.death_date
- 647 (aged 56–57)
- Royalty.death_place
- possibly Kanyakubja, Empire of Kannauj (present-day Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Royalty.father
- Prabhakarvardhana
- Royalty.dynasty
- Pushyabhuti
- Royalty.mother
- Yasomati
- Royalty.signature
- Autograph of King Harsha.jpg
- Royalty.religion
- ShaivismBuddhism (according to Xuanzang)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Thanesar
- Place of death
- Kannauj
- Father
- Prabhakarvardhana
- Occupation
- poet
- Position held
- emperor
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Notable work
- Priyadarśikā
- Capital
- Kannauj
- Image
- Harshavardhana Circa AD 606-647.jpg
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- date of death
- 0647-01-01
- date of birth
- 0590-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- replaced by
- Arunāsva
- Commons category
- Harshavardhana
- writing language
- Telugu
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Early years
- Ascension
- Reign
- Religion and Religious Policy
- Literary prowess
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|Empire ruled by Harsha, 7th century CE India Harshavardhana (; 4 June 590 – 647) was an emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. He was one of the greatest kings of the Kingdom of Kannauj, which under him expanded into a vast realm in northern India.
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 until 647 CE. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harsha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.