Chap 8 (TN 11) Flashcards
pyq themes
- who led foundation of empire ex. rashtrakutas
2. ruler - religion connection ex. ikshvaku antagonistic to buddhism
What are literary & epigraphical sources of harshavardhana?
Literary
- Bana’s Harshacharita
- Hieun Tsang’s Si-Yu-ki
epigraphical
- madhuban
- sonpat
- banskhera
- nalanda
- aihole
which is the first formal biography of a king
bana’s harshcharita
introduced new literary genre
who was founder of vardhana dynasty?
Pushybhuti -> was military general in guptas empire
what was initial capital of vardhanas ? who shifted it ? why?
initial -> thaneshwar
harshavardhan shifted it to kanauj as thaneshwar was suceptible to attacks from northwest.
related PYQs?
- as wrong option in ashoka’s inscription
- true or false -> Amarasimha is associated with Harshavardhana
- true or false -> Sthaneshwara is in Uttar Pradesh
who was influential in converting harsha in buddhism?
- his sister rajyasri
- harsha also saved her from her one sided lover
- was initially siva worshipper
who defeated harsha?what was territory? which title did he took after defeating harsha?
chalukya king pulkeshin 2 of deccan region
took title parameswara
what happened when chinese emperor found that some other king has controlled harsha’s throne after his death?
forged alliance with king of assam & nepal -> made the king who has forcefully controlled harsha’s throne prisoner.
differenec b/w guptas & vardhanas
guptas : had bigger enemies like huns
harsha’s territorial extent?
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Officers in harsha’s reign
- Avanti
- Simhananda
- Kuntala
- Skandagupta
- Dirghadhvajas
- Banu
- Mahaprathihara
- Sarvagata
- mimansakas?
- foreign relations & war
- Commander-in-Chief
- Cavalry -> horse
- Elephant Force
- Messengers
- Record keeper
- Palace Guard
- Secret Service -> knows everything -> anti-john snow
- dispute justice
what is Bhaga,hiranya & bali?
bhaga = land tax paid in kind -> 1/6th of land revenue
hiranya = tax by farmers and merchants in cash
Bali = no reference
which chinese pilgrim was contemporary to harsha?
heiun tsang -> wrote Si-Yu-ki
location of buddhist assembelies summoned by harsha?
kanauj
prayag
who was court poet of harsha? his work?
Bana -> harshacharita & kadambari
plays written by harsha?
as Priyadarsika, Rathnavali, Nagananda.
which forces fought for harsha’s kingdom after his death?
Pratiharas (Jalore-Rajasthan), the Palas (Bengal) and the Rashtrakutas (Deccan).
religion followed by palas?
mahayana buddhism
How pala dynasty was estalished?
gauda ruler died -> Gopala had no royal blood -> that was elected because of his ability to kill a “demon” i.e. rakshas.
who was last pala ruler? defeated by whom?
Madanapala -> last ruler
defeated by vijayasena of sena dynasty
notable artists of pala period?
dhiman & his son vitapala -> sculptor,painter
What is mahipalageet?
songs of mahipala ->still popular in rural bengal.
who was gretest ruler of rashtrakuta dynasty?
dandidurga
About amoghvarsha ( was asked in options once)
great king -> ruled 64 years
patron -> Digambara acharya
Jinasena, Sanskrit grammarian Sakatayana
and the mathematician Mahaviracharya.
-himself a great poet and his Kavirajamarga is the earliest Kannada work & wrote Prasnottaramalika.
popular deities during rashtrakutas
shiva & vishnu
The famous rock-cut Shiva temple at Ellora was built by ?
Krishna I (rashtrakutas)
rashtrakuta king Dantidurga performed which ritual? who else has did it?
-Hiranyagarbha
-person doing this is considered to have reborned
and to have celestial body
-gautamiputra sathkarni to claim kshtriya status
which rashtrakuta rulers patronised jainism?
Amoghavarsha I, Indra IV, Krishna II
gems of kannada literature patronised by rashtrakuta king krishna 3?
Kavichakravarthi Ponna,
Adikavi Pampa
Kavichakravarti Ranna
who is contributed with rockcut shrines at Ellora and
Elephanta?
Rashtrakutas
kailasnath temple of ellora by whom?
krishna 1
famous sculptor by rashtrakuta king?
- elephanta cave,ellora cave
- structure of sadashiva & Nataraja
- Ardhanarishvara & maheshmurti
- three-faced bust of Lord Shiva, is 25 feet tall and considered one of the finest pieces of sculpture in India.
Basic ruling period of vardhana,Palas,rashtrakutas?
Vardhanas : 580 -> Harsha (606-647)
Pala : 750 - 1150
Rashtrakutas : (753-982)
