Harsha
Sign in to savethumb|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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1895
- Works
- 28
Top works
- The principles of hydropathy, or, The invalid's guide to health and happiness
- The star of Bethlehem
- Thoughts on the love of Christ, as manifested to a lost world
- The Life of Charles Sumner: With Choice Specimens of His Eloquence, a ..
- Immanuel's Land
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- Listeners
- 63
- Total plays
- 172
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
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- Landscape of transcription in human cells
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- COSMIC: the Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer
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- Effects on Blood Pressure of Reduced Dietary Sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet
· 2001 · cited 4,292x
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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)
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 590
- Died
- 1 January 647
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Thanesar
- Place of death
- Kannauj
- Father
- Prabhakarvardhana
- Occupation
- playwright
- Position held
- emperor
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Notable work
- Priyadarśikā
- Capital
- Kannauj
Article
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.