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Harshavardhana (Sanskrit: हर्षवर्धन; 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 , [ 7 ] and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana , son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar .
Seal of Harshavardhana found in Nalanda. [12] According to the Harshacharita, after Prabhakara's death, the king of Malava attacked Kannauj, supported by the ruler of Gauda. The Malava king killed Graha-Varman, and captured Rajyashri. [13] Bana does not mention this king, but historians speculate him to be a ruler of the Later Gupta dynasty. [14]
Harshavardhana (606–647), unified Northern India and ruled it for over 40 years, he was the last non-Muslim emperor to rule a unified Northern India Khadga dynasty (c. 625–730 CE) [ edit ]
The dynasty reached its greatest extent and zenith of prosperity only under its founder, Yashovarman.The Gaudavaho depicts Yashovarman as conquering large swathes of northern India — including Bihar, Bengal, the western Deccan, Indus Valley and Kashmir — before returning in triumph to Kannauj.
During the reign of Harshavardhana (590–647), the Kannauj empire reached its zenith. [18] It spanned from Punjab in the north and Gujarat in the west to Bengal in the east and Odisha in the south. [9] It included parts of central India, north of the Narmada River and it encompassed the entire Indo-Gangetic plain. [19]
Pulakeshin II is most remembered for the battle he fought and won against Emperor Harshavardhana in 637 CE. He also defeated the Pallava king Mahendravarman I. The Chalukya empire existed from 543–757 CE and an area stretching from Kaveri to Narmada rivers. The Chalukyas created the Chalukyan style of architecture.
On the other hand, the conflict between the Palas of Gauda/Bengal and the Ayudhas of Kannauj was the continuation of an old power struggle that had started between Harshavardhana of Kannauj and Sasanka of Gauda in the seventh century and would continue till the twelfth century. These regional struggles were escalated to a greater pitch over the ...
The title of Paramesvara, i.e., ‘the great lord or the lord of lords’, was adopted by Pulakesin II after defeating Harshavardhana of the North, The Rashtrakuta records also narrate that they defeated the army of Vallabha or the Karnataka Bala which was boasting of its victories over the Pallavas, Keralas, Pandyas, Cholas, Harshavardhana and Vajrata, thus indirectly confirming the claim of ...