Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following is NOT correct regarding king Harshavardhana?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Harshavardhana's court poet was Harishena.
Key Points
- Banabhatta was the court poet of king Harshavardhana. Banabhatta wrote Harshvardhan's biography Harshacharita in Sanskrit.
- Harshavardhana was born in 590 AD.
- He belonged to the Vardhana dynasty.
- He ruled North India from 606 AD to 647 AD.
- Kannauj city, present-day Uttar Pradesh was his capital.
- The Chinese Traveller Xuanzang visited the king and wrote about his reign.
- Emperor Samudragupta's court poet was Harisena.
Additional Information
- Harshavardhana was defeated by the south Indian emperor Pulkesin II of the Chalukya Dynasty in the Battle of Narmada.
- Harsha is widely believed to be the author of three Sanskrit plays "Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarshika "
- The Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during his reign.
- Harshavardhana established a large centre of knowledge which was called Bhadra Vihar at Kannauj.
- Banabhatta's Harshacharita and an account of Hieun Tsang was the major source of information about Harsha's period
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