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______ became king of Thanesar after the death of his father and elder brother.1. Prabhakarvardhana2. Chandragupta 13. Harshavardhana4. Samudragupta

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Harshavardhana

The correct answer is Harshavardhana.

Harshavardhana became king of Thanesar after the death of his father and elder brother.

  • The year 600 CE saw the rise of emperor Harshavardhana whose biography the Harshacharita was written in Sanskrit by his courtesan Banbhatta.
  • The story of Harshavardhana's life and the accounts of the Chinese traveler Xuan Zang is mentioned in the Harshacharita.
  • Harshavardhana became the king of Thanesar after his father and elder brother died. His brother-in-law was the ruler of Kanauj and was killed by the ruler of Bengal.
  • He took over Kanauj and then avenged his brother-in-law's death by taking over Bengal.
  • He conquered both Magadha and Bengal, but his expedition in the Deccan was stopped by the Chalukyan Emperor Pulakesin II.


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