Harshvardhana made _____________ his new capital
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Answer:
Harshvardhana made Kanauj his new capital.
Additional information:
• The decline of Gupta Empire was followed by a period of political disorder and disunity in northern part of India.
• Pushyabuthis were feudatories of the Guptas.
• After the Hun invasions, they asserted sovereignty. Thanesar, in present day became their capital.
• Prabhakaravardhana was the first ruler of Pushyabhuti dynasty. He was succeeded by his elder son, Rajyavardhana.
• His sister, Rajyasri married Grihavarman, the Maukhari ruler. The ruler of Malwa, Devagupta in confederati with Sasanka, the ruler of Bengal, killed Grihavarman.
• On hearing the news, Rajyavardhan attacked the king of Malwa and defeated him. However, he was deceitfully killed by Sasanka on his way to the capital.
• Harsha succeeded his brother and decided to take revenge of the assassinations of his brother and brother-in-law.
• In his first military expedition. Harsha drove out Sasanka from Kanauj. He made Kannauj his new capital.