⚔ Battle · ★ Major
Pulakeshin II defeats Harsha on the Narmada
c. 618 CE – present · 📍 Narmada river
What it led to: The Narmada became the southern limit of Harsha's empire.
Where it happened.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- c. 612 CE Harsha makes Kannauj his capital · Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty
Alive at the time
Brahmagupta
c. 598 CE – c. 668 CE
Mathematician who gave rules for zero in the Brahmasphutasiddhanta
Xuanzangc. 602 CE – c. 664 CE
Chinese pilgrim who studied at Nalanda and visited Harsha's court
Appar (Tirunavukkarasar)active c. 620 CE
Nayanar saint who converted Mahendravarman I to Shaivism
Banabhattaactive c. 630 CE
Author of the Harshacharita and Kadambari
Ravikirtiactive c. 634 CE
Composer of the Aihole inscription of Pulakeshin II
🕸 Connections 21 links
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Post-Gupta / Early MedievalBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 2
- Pallava Dynasty 275 CE – 897 CEExisted at the same time (210 years)
- Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty 500 CE – 647 CEExisted at the same time (104 years)
👑 Rulers 6
- Pulakeshin I 543 CE – 566 CERuled it
- Kirtivarman I 566 CE – 597 CERuled it
- Mangalesha 597 CE – 609 CERuled it
- Pulakeshin II 610 CE – 642 CERuled it
- Vikramaditya I 655 CE – 680 CERuled it
- Vikramaditya II 733 CE – 744 CERuled it
👤 People 1
- Ravikirti active c. 634 CELived under it
⚔ Events 3
- Pulakeshin II defeats Harsha on the Narmada c. 618 CEHappened in it
- Pulakeshin I fortifies Vatapi 543 CEHappened in it
- Aihole inscription of Ravikirti 634 CEHappened in it
📍 Places & sites 2
- Badami Cave Temples 578 CEA place of this polity
- Pattadakal c. 740 CEA place of this polity
📄 Research 3
- How feudal was Indian feudalism? R. S. Sharma · 1985Research on this topic
- Was there feudalism in Indian history? Harbans Mukhia · 1981Research on this topic
- Politics, violence and war in Kāmandaka's Nītisāra Upinder Singh · 2010Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- A History of South India K. A. Nilakanta SastriRecommended reading
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading