HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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Harshacharita
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Banskhera Inscription of Harsha
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Yuan-Chwang
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Kadambari
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Detailed explanation-1: -Harshacharita credits ‘Pushyabhuti’ as the founder of the Vardhana dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although no concrete evidence is available regarding the Vardhana dynasty, the 7th century poet Bana names Pushyabhuti as the dynasty’s founder.
Detailed explanation-3: -Founder of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty We know from records kept on seals and copper plates by the last king of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty, Harshvardhana, that the dynasty was founded by Naravardhana. He ruled sometime between 505 CE and 530 CE but there is little known about this ruler.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Pushyabhuti dynasty (IAST: Puṣyabhūti), also known as the Vardhana dynasty ruled in northern India during 6th and 7th centuries.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rulers of Vardhana dynasty The king Prabhakar Vardhana was made this capital in Thaneswar in the B.C. After the death of the first king in the year 605 B.C, the eldest son named as Rajya Vardhana became the ascendant of the Pushyabhuti dynasty throne.