Question

The book Harshacharita was written by which of the following?

• A. Kalidasa
• B. Banabhatta
• C. Vishakhadatta
• D. Bhavabhuti

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Banabhatta

Vardhanas

• After the collapse of the Gupta empire, The Vardhana dynasty, also known as the Pushyabhuti dynasty, was a ruling dynasty in northern India in the 6th and 7th centuries. The dynasty's capital was Sthaneshwar (modern Thaneswar)

• Harshavardhana was the most prominent ruler among them. Ratnavali, Priyadarshika and Nagananda are the plays written by him.

• The Harshacharita written by Banabhatta and the descriptions of the Chinese traveller Hsuan Tsang are the main sources for getting information on this period.