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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Emperor Harsha | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
7th-century ruler
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Indian emperor ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harsha
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Harshavardhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Harsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Harshacharita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Present-day Haryana, India
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Thanesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Kannauj
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Thanesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Pulakeshin II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporary |
Bhaskaravarman of Kamarupa
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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
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North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic relations with China
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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
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model of a benevolent and learned king in later Indian literature ⓘ |
| mother | Yasomati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
held quinquennial religious gatherings and charity distributions
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organized great religious assemblies at Prayaga ⓘ shifted political center of North India to Kannauj ⓘ |
| occupation |
emperor
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poet ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Buddhist monasteries
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Hindu temples ⓘ Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | religious tolerance ⓘ |
| promoted | Mahayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm |
Kannauj
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Thanesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 647 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 606 CE ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism ⓘ |
| sibling |
Rajyashri
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Rajyavardhana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceDescribedBy |
Bana
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Xuanzang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Harshacharita by Bana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorState | regional kingdoms of North India ⓘ |
| wrote |
Nagananda
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Priyadarsika NERFINISHED ⓘ Ratnavali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Emperor Harsha