How did Harsha expend his empire ?
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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. The peace and prosperity that prevailed made his court a centre of cosmopolitanism, attracting scholars, artists and religious visitors from far and wide.
In 606 CE, Harshvardhan became the ruler of Thaneshwar and reigned till 647 CE. He conquered almost whole or North India and expanded his empire. He firstly carried out campaigns against Gaure of Bengal, when Shashanka was its ruler. He defeated Vallabhi ruler Dhruvasena II Baladitya between 630 CE and 633 CE, which was a pre – stage of his war with the Chalukyas. Later he forged marital relations with Vallabhi. During his reign of 41 years, Harsha annexed the distant land i.e., Jalandhar, Kashmir, Nepal, Vallabhi, Malwa, Sindh. Frontier regions and Assam- United provinces of Bihar, Bengal, Orissa, Central India and Rajputana were also under his rule.