Description
The “Harsha Empire (70x100)” chart is a large-format, laminated educational map detailing the geographic extent, capitals, key cities, and historical context of Emperor Harshavardhana's rule in early medieval India—ideal for history classrooms and competitive exam study.
Description
Size: 70 × 100 cm.
Material: Multicolour printed on 80 GSM map litho paper, thermally laminated with a 30-micron polyester film on both sides, fitted with top and bottom plastic rollers for hanging. Available in English, Hindi, and Kannada; certified for accuracy by the Survey of India.
Content Features:
Clearly marks the Harsha Empire's extent (c. 606–647 CE): covering Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and parts of Madhya Pradesh, with influence stretching from Assam in the east to Kashmir in the northwest, south to the Narmada River.
The capital city (Kannauj), earlier seat (Thanesar), and major cities like Prayaga (Allahabad) are highlighted, along with boundaries of direct and feudatory control.
Visualizes alliances, notable campaigns (e.g., conflict with the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II at the Narmada), and areas of cultural importance (Nalanda, patronage to Buddhism and Hinduism).
May illustrate the legacy of Harsha’s reign: feudal structure, prosperity, support of arts (with Banabhatta as court poet), charitable taxation, and encouragement of scholarship (notably hosting the Chinese traveler Xuanzang).
Educational Value
Demonstrates the unification of northern India after the Gupta Empire’s fall, showing both the direct rule and the imperial influence of the Harsha Empire.
Supports CBSE/ICSE curricula, university history, and UPSC/SSC exam needs by showing the last major empire in northern India before the rise of regional states and later Muslim invasions.
Provides essential context on the transition from ancient to early medieval India and the evolution of political structures.
This chart is strongly recommended for visualizing medieval Indian history, especially the era of cultural and political prosperity under Harshavardhana