Harsha - Aftermath

Aftermath

Harsha died in the year 647. He ruled for 41 years. After Harsha's death, his empire died with him. The kingdom disintegrated rapidly into small states. The succeeding period is very obscure and badly documented, but it marks the culmination of a process that had begun with the invasion of the Huns in the last years of the Gupta Empire.

Neither Bana's nor Xuanzang's account gives any details of this period. Harsha had two sons named Vagyavardhan and Kalyanvardhan. They were killed by Arunashwa, a chief minister in harsha's court. Harshavardhan's wife was durgavati was taken prisoner. Harsha Charita by Banabhatta Harsha Charita is a biography of King Harsha authored by Sanskrit poet and scholar Banabhatta. It is a monumental Historical work.