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Name: Harsha
Birth Date: c. 590
Death Date: 647
Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Occupations: king, warrior, administrator, poet, playwright

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Biography of Harsha
992 words, approx. 3 pages
One of North India's most celebrated heroes, king Harsha (ca. 590-647) was a gifted warrior-administrator, a sensitive poet and playwright, and a generous patron of religions and the arts. From the middle of the 5th century North India was subjected to...


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Harsa Summary
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(c. 590–647 CE), Indian ruler and poet. Born in Thaneswar, Harsa (also Harsha or Harsavardhana) brought order to northern India when he conquered the region and became king (reigned 606–647). Harsa first ascended the throne of a small...
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Harsha Summary
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c. 590-647 Indian ruler who created the only stable kingdom in the densely populated northern part of the subcontinent between the fall of the Gupta Empire in 540 and the first Arab invasions nearly two centuries later. Though he was primarily a...
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Harsha : Buddhist Terms
75 words, approx. 1 pages
King Harshavardhana (606–647) ruled over all N. India as the last of India’s great Bst. rulers. After years of fighting he ruled the country as Asoka (q.v.) before him, as a tolerant, enlightened and progressive monarch. A patron of the...
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Harsha Information
1,921 words, approx. 6 pages
Harsh or Harshavardhana (हर्षवर्धन) (590–647) was an Indian emperor who ruled Northern India for over forty years. He was the son of Prabhakar Vardhan and younger brother of Rajyavardhan, a king of Thanesar. At the height of his...


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The Journal Record
Harsha forms new advertising, promotions agency
07/11/2001: 465 words, approx. 2 pages
Mark Harsha, an Oklahoma City advertising industry veteran, has formed a new advertising and promotion agency -- Harsha Associates. Harsha is president and CEO of the Oklahoma City agency specializing in retail food, promotions, ad creation and media planning and placement. Current...
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society
History and Historiography of the Age of Harsha. (book reviews)
07/01/1993: 1,121 words, approx. 4 pages
As Shankar Goyal notes, the reign of King Harsa of Kanauj (r. ca. 606-47) is better documented than that of any king of ancient India. The most important sources are Harsa's own inscriptions, a "biographical" courtly romance by Banabhatta, and a lengthy traveller's...
 


 

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