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Harsha
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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.
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Harsha was a male poet and playwright who served as an emperor. Born in Thanesar in 590, he died in Kannauj in 647. His notable works include *Nagananda*, *Ratnāvalī*, and *Priyadarśikā*. He practiced Hinduism and was the son of Prabhakarvardhana. Kannauj served as his capital, and he was succeeded by Arunāsva.
Other records associate the name Harsha with different individuals. One entry describes D. A. Harsha, born in 1827 and died in 1895, who authored works such as *The principles of hydropathy* and *The Life of Charles Sumner*. Another source lists a musician named Harsha with 63 listeners and 172 plays.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 63
- Total plays
- 172
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Harsha">Read more on Last.fm</a>
via Last.fm · Harsha
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
- A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure
· 1997 · cited 4,710x
- Landscape of transcription in human cells
· 2012 · cited 4,575x
- COSMIC: the Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer
· 2018 · cited 4,470x
- Effects on Blood Pressure of Reduced Dietary Sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet
· 2001 · cited 4,320x
via Crossref · CC0
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)
- Royalty.father
- Prabhakarvardhana
- Royalty.dynasty
- Pushyabhuti
- Royalty.mother
- Yasomati
- Royalty.signature
- Autograph of King Harsha.jpg
- Royalty.religion
- ShaivismBuddhism (according to Xuanzang)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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