Harshavardhana

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Harshavardhana was a 7th-century Indian emperor who unified much of North India, promoted Buddhism and religious tolerance, and became renowned for his patronage of arts and learning.

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Emperor Harsha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century ruler
Indian emperor
historical figure
monarch
alsoKnownAs Harsha NERFINISHED
Harshavardhan NERFINISHED
Sri Harsha NERFINISHED
associatedWork Harshacharita NERFINISHED
birthPlace Present-day Haryana, India NERFINISHED
Thanesar NERFINISHED
capital Kannauj NERFINISHED
Thanesar NERFINISHED
conflictWith Pulakeshin II NERFINISHED
contemporary Bhaskaravarman of Kamarupa NERFINISHED
Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED
continent Asia
countryOfCitizenship India
deathPlace North India NERFINISHED
defeat defeat by Pulakeshin II on the Narmada frontier
dynasty Vardhana dynasty NERFINISHED
era post-Gupta period
father Prabhakaravardhana NERFINISHED
genre Sanskrit drama
givenName Harsha NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Gangetic plain NERFINISHED
North India NERFINISHED
knownFor diplomatic relations with China
patronage of Buddhism
patronage of arts and learning
religious tolerance
unifying much of North India
languageUsed Sanskrit NERFINISHED
legacy last great imperial ruler of North India before the rise of the Rajputs
model of a benevolent and learned king in later Indian literature
mother Yasomati NERFINISHED
notableEvent held quinquennial religious gatherings and charity distributions
organized great religious assemblies at Prayaga
shifted political center of North India to Kannauj
occupation emperor
poet
patronOf Buddhist monasteries
Hindu temples
Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED
policy religious tolerance
promoted Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED
realm Kannauj NERFINISHED
Thanesar NERFINISHED
reignEnd c. 647 CE
reignStart c. 606 CE
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
sibling Rajyashri NERFINISHED
Rajyavardhana NERFINISHED
sourceDescribedBy Bana NERFINISHED
Xuanzang NERFINISHED
subjectOf Harshacharita by Bana NERFINISHED
successorState regional kingdoms of North India
wrote Nagananda NERFINISHED
Priyadarsika NERFINISHED
Ratnavali NERFINISHED

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