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Harsha (c. 590–647), also known as Harshavardhana, was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 from his capital Kanauj. He belonged to Pushyabhuti Dynasty. He was the son of Prabhakarvardhana who defeated the Huna invaders〔India: History, Religion, Vision and Contribution to the World, by Alexander P. Varghese p.26〕 and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, Haryana. He was the founder and ruler of the Empire of Harsha and at the height of his power his empire spanned the Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bengal, Odisha and the entire Indo-Gangetic plain north of the Narmada River. Harsha was defeated by the south Indian Emperor Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty when Harsha tried to expand his Empire into the southern peninsula of India.〔Ancient India by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar p.274〕 ==Ancestry== Xuanzang, the well known Chinese scholar, traveller, and translator who described the interaction between China and India in the Harsha period, stated that Harsha was of a Kanojia caste.〔〔Watters, Thomas. ''On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India''. Two volumes. 1904–1905, Royal Asiatic Society, London. One volume reprint: Munzang had an expert knowledge of Sanskrit and the caste system, which he discusses, in some detail in his book. He mentions that rulers traditionally belonged to the Kshatriya caste and his specific mention that Harsha was a ''feishe'' was probably because this was an uncommon occurrence〕〔〔 According to Alexander Cunningham, Xuanzang might have mistaken the ''Vaisa'' for Bais Rajputs clan.〔Cunningham, Alexander. ''The Ancient Geography of India: The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang''. 1871, Thübner and Co. Reprint by Elbiron Classics. 2003., p. 377.〕 though, Thomas Watters has pointed out this is most unlikely as Xuanzang, "had ample opportunities for learning the antecedents of the royal family, and he must have had some ground for his assertion, moreover, Xuanzang had an expert knowledge of Sanskrit and the caste system, which he discusses, in some detail in his book. He mentions that rulers traditionally belonged to the Kshatriya caste and his specific mention that Harsha was a ''feishe'' was probably because this was an uncommon occurrence."〔Watters, Thomas. ''On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India''. Two volumes. 1904–1905, Royal Asiatic Society, London. One volume reprint: Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi, 1973, p. 168.〕〔Li, Rongxi. ''The Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions''. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research, 1996, pp. 58–59.〕〔Watters, Thomas. ''On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India''. Two volumes. 1904–1905, Royal Asiatic Society, London. One volume reprint: Munshiram Manoharlal, Delhi, 1973, pp. 344–345.〕 However, Banabhatta clarifies that the Bais Rajput descent must have been correct considering the Harshacarita the author Bâna never stated his background to be strangely non Kshatriya. Harsha's Royal descent being known (rulers of Sthanvisvara, modern Thanesar) and his sister being married into prominent Kshatriya families of Maukharis. (a highly contentious occurrence, had Harsha's family not been of royal or Kshatriya descent). Moreover, upon his formal coronation ceremony, Harsha took the title Rajputra. 〔(Harsha Charitra by Banabhatt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harsha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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