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Which of the following is NOT correct regarding King Harshavardhana?

  • 1
    Harshavardhana ruled nearly about 1400 years ago
  • 2
    Xuan Zang spent a lot of time at Harsha’s court
  • 3
    Harshavardhana's court poet was Harishena
  • 4
    Harshacharita is a biography written on Harshavardhana
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Answer : 3. "Harshavardhana's court poet was Harishena"
Explanation :

Banabhatta was the court poet of king Harshavardhana. Banabhatta wrote Harshvardhan's biography Harshacharita in Sanskrit. Harshavardhana was born in 590 AD. He belonged to the Vardhana dynasty. He ruled North India from 606 AD to 647 AD. Kannauj city, present-day Uttar Pradesh was his capital. The Chinese Traveller Xuanzang visited the king and wrote about his reign. Emperor Samudragupta's court poet was Harisena.

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