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Harsha

590 - 647

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Harshavardhana (Sanskrit: हर्षवर्धन; 4 June 590 – 647) was an emperor of Kannauj from April 606 until his death in 647. He was the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Huns, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, son of Prabhakaravardhana and last king of Thanesar. He was one of the greatest kings of the Kingdom of Kannauj, which under him expanded into a vast realm in northern India. At the height of Harsha's power, his realm covered much of northern and northwestern India, with the Narmada River as its southern boundary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harsha is the 2,393rd most popular politician (down from 1,554th in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from India (down from 55th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Indian Politician.

Harsha is most famous for his literary work, Harshacharita, which is a biography of the Hindu king Harsha.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harsha ranks 2,393 out of 19,576. Before him are Cetshwayo kaMpande, Michael IX Palaiologos, Khasekhemwy, Jan Masaryk, Mikhail Suslov, and Chilperic II. After him are Ferdinand, Duke of Parma, Pak Hon-yong, Louis I of Etruria, Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, Theuderic III, and Harald Gille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 590, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Pope Martin I. After him are Boran, Kavad II, Sa'd ibn Mu'adh, Aqil ibn Abi Talib, Peroz II, and Eanfrith of Bernicia. Among people deceased in 647, Harsha ranks 2. Before him is Queen Seondeok of Silla. After him are Gregory the Patrician, and Sulpitius the Pious.

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In India

Among people born in India, Harsha ranks 101 out of 1,861. Before him are Aśvaghoṣa (80), Sri Aurobindo (1872), Meera (1498), N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946), Ramana Maharshi (1879), and Mahākāśyapa (-550). After him are Madhava of Sangamagrama (1350), Premchand (1880), Janaki Ammal (1897), Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), and Satyajit Ray (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In India

Among politicians born in India, Harsha ranks 38. Before him are Shivaji (1627), Jahanara Begum (1614), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1290), B. D. Jatti (1912), Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), and Jahangir (1569). After him are Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Pervez Musharraf (1943), and Muhammad Azam Shah (1653).

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