Sthanvishvara

historical region, India
Also known as: Thānesar

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Indian history

  • India
    In India: Successor states

    Sthanvishvara (Thanesar) appears to have been a small principality, probably under the suzerainty of the Guptas. Harsha came to the throne in 606 and ruled for 41 years. The first of the major historical biographies in Sanskrit, the Harshacarita (“Deeds of Harsha”), was written by…

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