Harsha was a great patron of art and learning . Elaborate
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Harsha (c. 590–647 CE), also known as Harshavardhana, was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. He was a member of the Vardhana dynasty; and was the son of Prabhakarvardhana who defeated the Alchon Huna invaders,[2] and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana. At the height of Harsha's power, his Empire covered much of North and Northwestern India, extended East till Kamarupa, and South until Narmada River; and eventually made Kannauj (in present Uttar Pradesh state) his capital, and ruled till 647 CE.[3] Harsha was halted by the south Indian Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, when Harsha tried to expand his Empire into the southern peninsula of India.
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King Harshavardhana was a great patron of literature and learning. He used to give liberal grants to scholars. For this purpose he had one- fourth of the state income. Liberal grants were given to educational institutions like Nalanda, Vallabhi and Vikramshila Universities, Thus Sanskrit language continued to flourish during the reign of Harsha along with other branches of knowledge such as philosophy, medicine, astronomy, grammar etc. He used to give liberal grants to scholars.
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