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Prabhakaravardhana (also known as Prabhakara Vardhana) was a king of Thanesar in northern India around the time of the decline of the Gupta Empire. According to the historian R. C. Majumdar, he was the first notable king of the Vardhana dynasty but the fourth ruler from the family, who are also referred to as the Pushpabhutis.
Nov 10, 2021 · Prabhakaravardhana (also known as Prabhakara Vardhana) was a king of Thanesar in northern India around the time of the decline of the Gupta Empire.
Prabhakaravardhana (प्रभाकरवर्धन), also Prabhakar Vardhan, the ruler of Thanesar, who belonged to the Bains or Virk family, extended his control over all other feudatories. Prabhakar Vardhan had two sons and one daughter - Rajyavardhana; Harshavardhana; Rajyasri.
He was the son of Prabhakaravardhana, the king of Thanesar who had defeated the Alchon Hun invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana. He was a powerful Rajput king belonging to Bais Rajput clan.
Harshacharita, we learn that Prabhakaravardhana was also known as Pratapasila and that he had another son named Krishna and a daughter named Rajyasri. Harshavardhana was the most powerful ruler of this dynasty.
Jun 5, 2019 · Prabhakaravardhana. Prabhakaravardhana (r. 580-605 CE, also known as Pratapashila) is described by Bana as "a proud man, he was vexed by his proud ambitions" (Banabhatta, 101). He thereby fought many enemies and expanded his kingdom and assumed the title Maharajadhiraja (Sanskrit: "Lord of Great Kings"), the first in the dynasty to do so.
May 22, 2021 · With an Empire stretching from Sindh to Bihar with Kashmir as its northern borders, and the Vindhya ranges as its southern ones, Prabhakaravardhana declared himself Maharajadhiraja Parambhattaraka of the Vardhana Dynasty of Thaneshwar. But at the peak of his game, tragedy struck Prabhakaravardhana. The Hunas of Punjab attacked the Ganga Valley.
