Harshavardhana

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Pushyabhuti_dynasty
Harshacharita (biography by Banabhatta)
Nagananda (play attributed to him)
gptkbp:birthYear 590
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kannauj
gptkb:Thanesar
gptkbp:coinsIssued Copper coins
Gold coins
Silver coins
gptkbp:contemporaryOf gptkb:Xuanzang
gptkbp:courtPoet gptkb:Banabhatta
gptkbp:deathYear 647
gptkbp:defeatedBy gptkb:Pulakeshin_II
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:Vardhana_dynasty
gptkbp:father gptkb:Prabhakaravardhana
gptkbp:heldAssembly gptkb:Prayag
gptkb:Kannauj
gptkbp:knownFor Religious tolerance
Religious debates
Patronage of arts and literature
Unification of North India
Charity and philanthropy
Annual religious assemblies at Prayag
Support of Buddhist monasteries
Support of Hindu temples
Support of Jain institutions
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Yasomati
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Harshacharita
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Nalanda_University
gptkb:Banabhatta
gptkb:Matanga_Divakara
gptkb:Mayura
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Rajyavardhana
gptkbp:regionRuled gptkb:North_India
gptkbp:reignEnd 647
gptkbp:reignStart 606
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Rajyavardhana
gptkb:Rajyashri
gptkbp:successor None (empire fragmented)
gptkbp:title Maharajadhiraja
Shiladitya
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Xuanzang
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yashovarman_of_Kannauj
gptkb:Bhaskaravarman
gptkb:Harsha
gptkb:Emperor_Harsha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harshavardhana