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Founding of the Harsha dynasty

Type Event Region Asia Time 606

In 606 CE, Harshavardhana (Harsha) acceded after his brother Rajyavardhana's assassination, took Kannauj as capital and gradually unified much of nor…

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  1. 606Kannauj · Uttar PradeshRajyavardhana was killed by the eastern Indian king Shashanka; his brother Harshavardhana was raised to the throne by nobles and the army, and began consolidating the old Thanesar domain while planning revenge and expansion.
  2. 606–612Northern India · IndiaHarsha campaigned east against Shashanka, west against Hephthalite remnants, and contended south with the Chalukyas and other Deccan powers, gradually bringing the Ganges basin and Punjab under his rule; the Harsha dynasty was established as the dominant regime of the north.

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