HISTORY

Harshvardhana Rule
INTRODUCTION
 Scholars

Hiuen Tsang Banabhatta

 RISE TO POWER & MILITARY
CAMPAIGNS
• The Pushyabhuti Dynasty's origin is uncertain.
• But it can be confirmed, Prabhakaravardhana ruled the
kingdom of Thaneshwar, modern-day Haryana.
• Prabhakaravardana's queen Yasovati gave birth to two sons
Rajyavardhana and Harshavardhana and a daughter named
Rajyashri
 It is known that Harsha carried his campaigns with an army of 5000
elephants, 20,000 horses, and 50,000 infantry. It is further revealed
from his accounts that in six years of his incessant warfare Harsha
brought the “Five Indies under his allegiance” and became the Lord
Paramount of the north. • Some historians believe that Five Indies refer
to Saurashtra, Kanauj, Gauda, Mithila and perhaps a part of Orissa.
 ADMINISTRATION
Harsha maintained the administrative
set-up of his empire on the model of
previous great Hindu rulers. He
himself was the head of the state, and
all administrative, legislative and
judicial powers were concentrated in
his hands.
 A lot of pomp was
associated with the king.
When the king was on the
march he was
accompanied by several
hundred drummers.
PRAYAG ASSEMBLY

Harsha organised
religious assemblies
every fifth year of his
reign at Prayag
(Allahabad).
 ART & EDUCATION
Harsha was a patron of both art
and education. He himself was
an author and wrote three
Sanskrit plays, Nagananda,
Ratnavali, Priyadarshika. One-
fourth of his revenue went for
patronizing scholars.
 SOCIETY & RELIGION

Harsha was a worshiper

of Shiva in the
beginning but later
became a Mahayana
Buddhist.
 DEATH & LEGACY

Harsha died in 647 AD, and the empire with him. The death
of Harshavardhana is not well documented. It is said that he
was married to Durgavati and had two sons named
Vagyavardhana and Kalyanvardhana.
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