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  1. Gupta dynasty 
  2. Chalukya dynasty 
  3. Maurya dynasty 
  4. Pushyabhuti dynasty 
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Option 4 : Pushyabhuti dynasty 

The correct answer is Pushyabhuti dynasty.

  • Harshavardhana belonged to the Pushyabhuti dynasty.
    • It was founded by Naravardhana close to the 5th or beginning of the 6th century A.D.
    • The dynasty flourished under Prabhakarvardhana (father of Harshavardhana).
      • He assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja.
    • Harshavardhana succeeded the throne in 606 A.D.
    • Harsha was also known as Sakalottarapathanatha.
    • He conquered Magadha.
    • He established his capital at Kannauj.
    • His empire extended from Punjab to northern Orissa and from the Himalayas to the bank of Narmada.
    • The period of Harsha is well documented in Harshacharitra written by Banabhatta.
    • Chinese scholar Hiuen-Tsang visited Harsha's court in 631 A.D.
    • The empire came to an end along with the death of Harshavardhana in 647 A.D.
    • Harshavardhan wrote three Sanskrit plays viz. Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarshika.
    • Hiuen-Tsang mentioned the grand assembly held at Kannauj in 643 A.D. which was attended by twenty kings, four thousand Buddhist monks and about three thousand Jains and Brahmans.
    • He also organised Mahamoksha Harishad, a religious festival, at Prayaga (Allahabad).
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