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At the height of Harsha's power, his territory covered much of north and northwestern India, with the [[Narmada River]] as its southern boundary. He eventually made [[Kannauj|Kanauj]] (in present [[Uttar Pradesh]] state) his capital, and ruled till 647 CE.<ref name="Historic Places p.507">International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania by Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda p.507</ref> 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.<ref>Ancient India by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar p.274</ref> | At the height of Harsha's power, his territory covered much of north and northwestern India, with the [[Narmada River]] as its southern boundary. He eventually made [[Kannauj|Kanauj]] (in present [[Uttar Pradesh]] state) his capital, and ruled till 647 CE.<ref name="Historic Places p.507">International Dictionary of Historic Places: Asia and Oceania by Trudy Ring, Robert M. Salkin, Sharon La Boda p.507</ref> 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.<ref>Ancient India by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar p.274</ref> | ||
The peace and prosperity that prevailed made his court a centre of cosmopolitanism, attracting scholars, artists and religious visitors from far and wide.<ref name="Historic Places p.507"/> The Chinese traveller [[Xuanzang]] visited the court of Harsha and wrote a very favourable account of him (as [[Shiladitya]]), praising his justice and generosity.<ref name="Historic Places p.507"/> His biography ''[[Harshacharita]]'' ("Deeds of Harsha") written by Sanskrit poet [[Banabhatta]], describes his association with Thanesar, besides mentioning the defence wall, a moat and the palace with a two-storied ''Dhavalagriha'' (white mansion).<ref>{{cite book |author1=Vasudeva Sharana Agrawala |title=The deeds of Harsha: being a cultural study of Bāṇa's Harshacharita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=huVkAAAAMAAJ |year=1969 |publisher=Prithivi Prakashan |page=118}}</ref> | The peace and prosperity that prevailed made his court a centre of cosmopolitanism, attracting scholars, artists and religious visitors from far and wide.<ref name="Historic Places p.507"/> The Chinese traveller [[Xuanzang]] visited the court of Harsha and wrote a very favourable account of him (as [[Shiladitya]]), praising his justice and generosity.<ref name="Historic Places p.507"/> His biography ''[[Harshacharita]]'' ("Deeds of Harsha") written by Sanskrit poet [[Banabhatta]], describes his association with Thanesar, besides mentioning the defence wall, a moat and the palace with a two-storied ''Dhavalagriha'' (white mansion). He married King Pushpavarmana's daughter, [[Pushpavati]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Vasudeva Sharana Agrawala |title=The deeds of Harsha: being a cultural study of Bāṇa's Harshacharita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=huVkAAAAMAAJ |year=1969 |publisher=Prithivi Prakashan |page=118}}</ref> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||