Question

Who tried to cross Narmada to march into Deccan?
(a) Harshavardhana
(b) Banbhatta
(c) Sidhartha
(d) Ashoka

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Harshavardhana

Answer 2

The correct answer is (a) Harshavardhana.

Harsha (c. 590-647 CE), otherwise called Harshavardhana, was an Indian head who administered North India from 606 to 647 CE.

• He was an individual from the Vardhana administration; and was the child of Prabhakarvardhana who crushed the Alcon Huna intruders, and the more youthful sibling of Rajyavardhana, a ruler of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.
• Chalukya ruler Pulakesin II had crushed Harshavardhan on the banks of River Narmada in 618 AD.
• Pulakeshin, who controlled from the Chalukyan capital of Badami, tested Harsha's successes. The previous had set up a good foundation for himself as 'ruler paramount' of the south, as Harsha had of the north.
• Reluctant to endure the presence of a strong opponent in the south, Harsha had walked from Kanauj with colossal power.
• Such was Pulakeshin's proficiency in monitoring the passes of the Narmada that Harsha was constrained to acknowledge the waterway as the division and resign from the field of fight after losing a significant part of his elephant force.