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Empire ruled by Harsha, 7th century CE India. [6]Harshavardhana (Sanskrit: हर्षवर्धन; 4 June 590 – 647) was an emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647.
Kannauj is famous for distilling of scents and perfumes. It is known as "India's perfume capital" and is famous for its traditional Kannauj Perfume, a government protected entity. [5] Kannauj itself has more than 200 perfume distilleries and is a market center for perfume, tobacco and rose water. [5]
Harsha eventually made Kanyakubja (modern Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh) his capital, [4] and ruled till c. 647 CE. He died without an heir, leading to the end of the Pushyabhuti dynasty. He died without an heir, leading to the end of the Pushyabhuti dynasty.
Arunāsva (also known as Aluonashun by the Chinese and as Arjuna [1]) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Kannauj, [2] and prior to this the governor of Tirabhukti.. He had been the governor of Tirhut and a minister at the court of Harsha and usurped the throne after his death, succeeding the Pushyabhuti dynasty. [3]
The alliance was initially successful, and Devagupta's forces reached Kannauj and killed King Grahavarman of Kannauj. However, the king of Thanesar Rajyavardhana defeated Malwa and killed Devagupta, but was himself killed in the war with Gauda. Harsha succeeded him and repelled the invasion by Gauda, finally winning the war. [3]
The metropolis of Kannauj had suffered a power vacuum following the death of Harsha without an heir, which resulted in the disintegration of the Empire of Harsha. This space was eventually filled by Yashovarman around a century later but his position was dependent upon an alliance with Lalitaditya Muktapida.
After the demise of the Maukharis, it even became the capital of Emperor Harsha. Hence, Kanyakubja was largely contested by imperial powers. [10]: 20 [6] [11] The first three Maukhari kings are mentioned in the inscriptions as Maharaja, but their successors assumed grander titles showing an increase in power and prestige. Ishanavarman was the ...
Harsha of Kannauj was able to briefly bind them together under his rulership as the Empire of Harsha. Only a defeat at the hands of the Chalukyas (Pulakeshin II) prevented him from expanding his reign south of the Narmada River. This unity did not last long beyond his reign and his empire fractured soon after his death in 647 AD.