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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 .
Map of the Shashankas or "Gauda Kingdom", circa 600 CE.[2]There are several major contemporary sources of information on his life, including copperplates from his vassal Madhavavarma (king of Ganjam), copperplates of his rivals Harsha and Bhaskaravarman, the accounts of Banabhatta, who was a bard in the court of Harsha, and of the Chinese monk Xuanzang, and also coins minted in Shashanka's reign.
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]
Then around 606, the mother of King Harshavardhana decided to predecease her terminally ill husband. [ 81 ] This however did not find immediate support with noted poets such as Bana ( c. 625 ) and other tantra writers who considered sati inhuman and immoral. [ 82 ]
They were all adopted sons of a king named Bali, born by a sage named Gautama Dirghatamas, who lived in Magadha close to the city of Girivraja. [12] Bengal from c. 1100 to c. 600 BCE Bengal and kingdoms in Late Vedic Period c. 1100–600 BCE Bengal from c. 600 to c. 350 BCE Bengal and kingdoms in Mahajanapada Period c. 600–350 BCE Bengal in c ...
Harsha, also Harshadeva, (ruled 1089-1101 CE) was a Hindu king of Kashmir. He was given the epithet "raja-Turushka" (Turk king). [2] [3] [4] Harsha belonged to the First Lohara dynasty, of which he was the last ruler. According to Kalhana, Harsha was built like a god and was extremely handsome. Harsha's conduct has recently been a subject of ...
Rajyavardhana, also known as Rajya Vardhan, was the king of Thanesar from 605 to 606, and the eldest son of Prabhakarvardhana and member of the Pushyabhuti dynasty.He ascended the throne after his father's death and was succeeded by his younger brother, Harsha.
King Harshavardhana was in his lineage. [13] The child of the eldest son Subhankar continued to rule in his native state, Chandravati. [1] Their offspring were King Tendumal and his descendant Maharaja Varaksh who took the side of religion in the war of Mahabharata and died by becoming a partisan of Pandavas. [14]