PUSHYABHUTI DYNASTY - 606 - 647 AD
Q1. Who was the most notable ruler of the Pushyabhuti Dynasty?
HARSHA - second son of Prabhakara Vardhan. He assumed the throne as his elder brother Rajya Vardhana was killed in a battle by Sasanka.
Q2. Pushyabhuti dynasty were the feudatory of the Guptas. Who was the first important king of this dynasty and what was its capital?
Prabhakara Vardhan Capital: Thaneswar.
Q3. What were the territories controlled by Harshavardhana?
By 612 AD, Harsha brought most of north India which included Punja, Ganda, Orissa, Mithila, and Bihar under his control.
Q4. Which religion received maximum ascendancy during Harsha's period?
Hinduism (specifically Brahminism).
Q5. Who was Harsha's court poet and what are his literary contributions?
BANA - his contributions are - Harshacharitha, Kadambari and Parvati Parinay.
Q6. Who was the Chinese traveler who visited India during Harsha's period?
Hiuen Tsang - in the 7th century AD.
Q7. What are Harsha's literary contributions - dramas?
Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarsika which gives information about the political conditions in those days.
Q8. Which are the two places where Harsha conducted two great religious assemblies?
Kanauj and Prayag.
Q9. What were the military conquests of Harshavardhana?
United Thanesar and Kanauj kingdoms and made Kanauj as his capital.Won over Shasanka who was ruling Gauda of Bengal, then Dhruvasena of Gujarat and Ganjam region of Orissa. His further attempts to down south was stopped by Pulakesin II of the Chalukyas.
Q10. Capital of Pushyabhuti dynasty was?
Kanauj.
