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Re: Ancient history of india part 6
At the fag end of the Gupt period,there arose what maybe hailed as the last empire in northern India.Harshavardhan (590-647 AD) had inherited a small state in the upper ganges valley in the year 606 AD .But by the year 612 AD he had built up a vast army with which he forged nearly the entire territory living north of the river Narmada,into an empire,which he ruled efficiently,for almost 42 years.He was an outstanding military leader,who tosted defeat only once in a life time,at the hand of the Chalukya king Pulakesin II when he attempted to invade the Deccan in the year 620 AD

Harshas capital Kannauj (modern Utter Pradesh)was a flourishing centre of art and literature.Harsha himself was a distinguished poet and dramatist,He is well-known for two dramatic compositions Ratnavali and Naganda,written in sanskrit

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Born hindu Harsha later became a devout Buddhist and forbade the killing of animals in his kingdom.His contribution to the society at large ,included the number stupas,monasteries,and several state hospitals to offer health service to the general public.The great Buddhist Convention,orgenised by Harsha at kannauj in the year 643 AD turned out to be grand event,reportedly attached by 20 kings and thousands of piligrims from all over the country.The life and time of Harsha are described in Harsha-Charita,a brilliant literacy work by Bana Bhatta,the former court poet,

After Harsha death the entire northern india once again pluged into anarchy and chaos,after nearly four decades of peace and stability.

The invasions of the Huns(nomadic herdsmen,war-like people from the grasslands of Mongolia who terrorise,ransacked and destroyed much of Asian and europeans between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD)from the west ,signalled the end of the glorious chapter of history,although they are initally defeted by the Guptas .After the decline of the Gupta empires,north india got fragmented into the no of preety kingdoms ruled by Hindu kings.the next wave of unification came only with the Muslims invasions..........///

thats the all information i have.