GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Harshavardhan
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Mahavira
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Dadabhai
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Detailed explanation-1: -After his accession, King Harshavardhan united the two kingdoms of Thanesar and Kannauj. He also shifted his capital from Thanesar to Kannauj.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Amavasu’ founded a kingdom, the capital of which later was Kanyakubja (Kannauj). Jahnu was a powerful king since the river Ganga is said to have been named after him as Jahnaui. This region rose into great prominence during the Mahabharata period.
Detailed explanation-3: -Harshavardhana is considered as one of the most prominent Indian emperors in the 7th century AD. He built a huge empire that extended from north & northwestern India till the Narmada in the South. His capital was Kannauj.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Thanesar is situated at Haryana which is a much more decentralised place for being a capital of such a large empire and that’s why he shifted to Kannauj which was much more centralised for his empire. Another most big reason was his desire to conquer the eastern India, including the Bengal region.
Detailed explanation-5: -Harsha drove out Shashanka ( Ruler of Gaud or North Western bengal ) Kannauj and occupied Kannauj.