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title: "Pen down the name of books written by Harshavardhan?"  
description: "Pen down the name of books written by Harshavardhan?"  
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published: 2018-02-07  
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#  Pen down the name of books written by Harshavardhan?

[Pen down the name](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34200/pen-down-the-name-of-the-temples-was-constructed-by-chandela-dynasty) of [books](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12965/7-books-students-should-read-in-2018) written by Harshavardhan?

## Answers

### Answer by Stuti Gupta

> **Harshavardhana's works include Nagananda, Ratnavali, and Priyadarshika, among others.**

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**[Harshavardhana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsha)** (c. 590–647 CE) was an **Indian ruler** who reigned from 606 to 647 CE in North India. He was a part of the Vardhana dynasty, and the junior sibling of Rajyavardhana, a ruler of Thanesar, current Haryana, who fought the Alchon Huna invaders. \
Harsha's Empire spanned most of North and Northwestern India at its peak, with the Narmada River serving as its [southern](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51335/why-did-southern-states-progress-more-slowly-than-northern-states) border. He finally built Kannauj (now Uttar Pradesh) his capital and reigned there till 647 CE. When Harsha attempted to spread his Empire into the southern peninsula of [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94658/what-is-the-procedure-for-filing-a-declaratory-suit-at-a-civil-court-in-india), he was destroyed by the south Indian Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty at the Battle of Narmada. \
His court became a center of cosmopolitanism as a result of the calm and wealth that reigned, drawing intellectuals, artists, and spiritual pilgrims from all over the world. Xuanzang, a Chinese pilgrim, attended Harsha's court and published a glowing description of him, applauding his fairness and kindness. Harshacharita, authored by [Sanskrit](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39312/the-first-of-its-kind-centre-for-learning-sanskrit-language-has-come-up-in-which-city) poet Banabhatta, chronicles his relationship with Thanesar, as well as the fortification wall, a moat, and the palace with a two-story Dhavalagriha.


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