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{{Short description|Wife of Emperor Harshvardhana}}{{Infobox royalty|name=Pushpavati|title=Maharani|succession=[[Pushyabhuti Empress]]|spouse=[[Harsha|Harshavardhana]]|dynasty=[[Pushyabhuti dynasty|Pushyabhuti]]|religion=[[Shaivism]], [[Buddhism]]|father = King [[Pushpavarmana]]|mother = Mahavati}} | {{Short description|Wife of Emperor Harshvardhana}}{{Infobox royalty|name=Pushpavati|title=Maharani|succession=[[Pushyabhuti Empress]]|spouse=[[Harsha|Harshavardhana]]|dynasty=[[Pushyabhuti dynasty|Pushyabhuti]]|image= The wife of Harshavardhana.jpg|religion=[[Shaivism]], [[Buddhism]]|father = King [[Pushpavarmana]]|mother = Mahavati|death_date =647 (aged 47-48), due to Sati, [[India]]|caption= Illustration of Pushpavati, the wife of Harshavardhana and a Pushyabhuti Empress}} | ||
'''Rani Pushpavati''' or '''Maharani Pushpavati''' shortly known as '''Harshavardhanapatni''' (wife of Emperor Harshavardhana) or simply '''Pushpavati''' or '''Harshavardhanpriya''' was the wife of Emperor [[Harshavardhana]] who had no children at all but only one wife. He was the son of King [[Prabhakaravardhana]] and his wife, [[Yasomati]] and the brother of [[Rajyavardhana]] and sister, [[Rajyashri]]. Some stories say that Emperor [[Harshavardhana]] had married two wives but in some legends they mention Pushpavati. She is the daughter of King Pushpavarman . After the death of [[Harshavardhana]], when Pushpavati was mourning, that time she sent her husband, Harshavardhana's soldiers to kill [[Pulakeshin II]] for killing her husband. After the death of [[Pulakeshin II]], Pushpavati died because of [[Sati]], a practice where a woman died on her husband's pyre. Her story is miraculously sad but Pushpavati was a brave queen who sent her husband's soldiers to kill [[Pulakeshin II]]. She is described to the [[Mahabharata]] character, [[Bhanumati (Mahabharata)|Bhanumati]] to describe their beautiful complexion. {{ | '''Rani Pushpavati''' or '''Maharani Pushpavati''' shortly known as '''Harshavardhanapatni''' (wife of Emperor Harshavardhana) or simply '''Pushpavati''' or '''Harshavardhanpriya''' was the wife of Emperor [[Harshavardhana]] who had no children at all but only one wife. He was the son of King [[Prabhakaravardhana]] and his wife, [[Yasomati]] and the brother of [[Rajyavardhana]] and sister, [[Rajyashri]]. Some stories say that Emperor [[Harshavardhana]] had married two wives but in some legends they mention Pushpavati. She is the daughter of King Pushpavarman . After the death of [[Harshavardhana]], when Pushpavati was mourning, that time she sent her husband, Harshavardhana's soldiers to kill [[Pulakeshin II]] for killing her husband. After the death of [[Pulakeshin II]], Pushpavati died because of [[Sati]], a practice where a woman died on her husband's pyre. Her story is miraculously sad but Pushpavati was a brave queen who sent her husband's soldiers to kill [[Pulakeshin II]]. She is described to the [[Mahabharata]] character, [[Bhanumati (Mahabharata)|Bhanumati]] to describe their beautiful complexion. {{ref|She is likely the daughter of King Pushpavarman and wife of Emperor Harshavardhana}} | ||
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| Maharani | |
| File:The wife of Harshavardhana.jpg Illustration of Pushpavati, the wife of Harshavardhana and a Pushyabhuti Empress | |
| Pushyabhuti Empress | |
| Died | 647 (aged 47-48), due to Sati, India |
| Spouse | Harshavardhana |
| Dynasty | Pushyabhuti |
| Father | King Pushpavarmana |
| Mother | Mahavati |
| Religion | Shaivism, Buddhism |
Rani Pushpavati or Maharani Pushpavati shortly known as Harshavardhanapatni (wife of Emperor Harshavardhana) or simply Pushpavati or Harshavardhanpriya was the wife of Emperor Harshavardhana who had no children at all but only one wife. He was the son of King Prabhakaravardhana and his wife, Yasomati and the brother of Rajyavardhana and sister, Rajyashri. Some stories say that Emperor Harshavardhana had married two wives but in some legends they mention Pushpavati. She is the daughter of King Pushpavarman . After the death of Harshavardhana, when Pushpavati was mourning, that time she sent her husband, Harshavardhana's soldiers to kill Pulakeshin II for killing her husband. After the death of Pulakeshin II, Pushpavati died because of Sati, a practice where a woman died on her husband's pyre. Her story is miraculously sad but Pushpavati was a brave queen who sent her husband's soldiers to kill Pulakeshin II. She is described to the Mahabharata character, Bhanumati to describe their beautiful complexion. [1]