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Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
Harsha's brother-in-law was the ruler of:

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Kanauj

  2. Pataliputra

  3. Ujjain

  4. Prayaga

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Harsha became the king of Thanesar after his father and elder brother died. Hisbrother-in-law was the ruler of Kanauj and was killed by the ruler of Bengal.

Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
We come to know about Harshavardhana from:

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. The biography written by Banabhatta

  2. The account of Xuan Zang

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (d)

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Harsha is also known as Harshavardhana, was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. He was a member of the Vardhana dynasty; and was the son of Prabhakarvardhana who defeated the Alchon Huna invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.

His biography was written by Banabhatta. We also know about Harshavardhana from Xuan Zang.

Harshavardhana ascended the throne in ________.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. 550 A.D

  2. 580 A.D

  3. 606 A.D

  4. 625 A.D

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Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana led a military campaign against the South Indian king ________ of Chalukya family.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Kirtivarman I

  2. Pulakeshin I

  3. Pulakeshin II

  4. Vijayaditya

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Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana has convened an assembly of Buddhists under the presidentship of ________.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Hiuen Tsang

  2. Banabhatta

  3. Fa Hien

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hieun Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim, visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana with an aim of securing authentic Buddhist scripts. The Kannauj assembly (643 AD) was held in the honour of Hieun Tsang and to popularise Mahayana sect of Buddhism. Bāṇabhaṭṭa was a 7th-century Sanskrit prose writer and poet of India. He was the Asthana Kavi in the court of King Harsha Vardhana. Fa-hien was a Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the reign of Chandra Gupta II. Hence, these are incorrect. 

Harshavardhana was the most famous ruler of the ________ dynasty.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Sasanka

  2. Gupta

  3. Pushyabhutis

  4. Gurjara Pratiharas

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Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana was a follower of _______.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Buddhism

  2. Shaivism

  3. Both A and B

  4. Jainism

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Correct Option: C

Harshavardhana shifted his capital from Thanesar to _______.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Panipat

  2. Bengal

  3. Kannauj

  4. Indraprastha

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Correct Option: C

During the rule of Harshavardhana, _______ was the main occupation of people.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Goldsmith making

  2. Agriculture

  3. Fishing

  4. Trading

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Correct Option: B

Harshavardhana had convened an assembly of Buddhists at _______.

history the period of harshavardhana ( 600- 650 a.d. ) harsha's period rule of harshavardhana the vardhans

  1. Thaneswar

  2. Panipat

  3. Kannauj

  4. Kashmir

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Correct Option: C