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pilgrim's authentic account and the historical re-
searches of modern scholars, it is now definitely
known that Sri Harsha Deva, king of Kanouj
was born in 590 A. D. and ruled over the whole
of Northern India from 606 A. D to 647 A. D.
Bana was one of his foremost favourites and must
therefore have flourished during the first half of
the seventh century of the Christian era.
King Sri Harsha Deva whose life-story is pre-
sented to us in the Harsha Charita is also a well-
known author. The name Harsha Deva appears to
have been assumed by at least two kings who have
also been authors. The earlier Harsha Deva is a
contemporary of the famous Chinese traveller
Hiouen Thsang who travelled in India during the
first half of the seventh century of the Christian
era. This Harsha Deva is to be identified with king
Harsha Deva of Kanouj (Kanyakubja and Sthanes-
wara), the subject mattter of the Harshacharita of
Bana. The other Harsha Deva is the famous
poet-king of Kashmir who ruled from 1113 A. D. to
1125 A. D. according to the Rajatarangini of Kal-
hana. King Sri Harsha Deva of Kanouj is best re-
membered as the author of the three famous dramas,
Ratnavali, Nāgānanda and Priyadarśikā.
P. P. S. SASTRI, B A. (OXON.),
M.A., M.R.A.S.
pilgrim's authentic account and the historical re-
searches of modern scholars, it is now definitely
known that Sri Harsha Deva, king of Kanouj
was born in 590 A. D. and ruled over the whole
of Northern India from 606 A. D to 647 A. D.
Bana was one of his foremost favourites and must
therefore have flourished during the first half of
the seventh century of the Christian era.
King Sri Harsha Deva whose life-story is pre-
sented to us in the Harsha Charita is also a well-
known author. The name Harsha Deva appears to
have been assumed by at least two kings who have
also been authors. The earlier Harsha Deva is a
contemporary of the famous Chinese traveller
Hiouen Thsang who travelled in India during the
first half of the seventh century of the Christian
era. This Harsha Deva is to be identified with king
Harsha Deva of Kanouj (Kanyakubja and Sthanes-
wara), the subject mattter of the Harshacharita of
Bana. The other Harsha Deva is the famous
poet-king of Kashmir who ruled from 1113 A. D. to
1125 A. D. according to the Rajatarangini of Kal-
hana. King Sri Harsha Deva of Kanouj is best re-
membered as the author of the three famous dramas,
Ratnavali, Nāgānanda and Priyadarśikā.
P. P. S. SASTRI, B A. (OXON.),
M.A., M.R.A.S.