[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931) › v2.c28.29.6 # The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c28.29.6 The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v2.c28.29.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c28.29.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c28.29.6) 1059 tells us that Harṣa protected the whole earth after subduing his adversaries.¹ These references to Harṣa do not contain any historical facts, but in spite of their vague character they seem to indicate that his was a more substantial figure than any of his predecessors. If Kielhorn was right in his assumption that ‘ the relative \*yena\* in line 10 ’ of the fragmentary Khajraho inscription mentioned above ‘ refers to Harṣadeva,’ the latter's claim to have reinstalled Kṣitipāla, his overlord, on his throne must indicate a considerable degree of power and prestige. He further strengthened his position by forming a matrimonial alliance with the Cāhamānas, who were also gradually breaking away from the empire. Another matrimonial alliance of Harṣa seems to be revealed by the Benares grant of Lakṣmī-Karṇa, the Kalacuri king of Tripurī. If the \*Citrakūṭa-bhūpāla\* of this inscription to whom Kokkalla claims to have granted ‘ freedom from fear ’ is identified with the Candella Harṣa, then it looks likely that the Candella princess Naṭṭā (\*Naṭṭākhyadevī\*), the queen of Kokkalla, was a relative of this Candella prince.³ Without openly defying his overlord, Harṣa thus appears to have slowly consolidated his position at home and abroad. It was left to his son Yaśovarman, \*alias\* Lakṣmavarman, to engage in more ambitious projects for increasing the Candella territory by launching into schemes of foreign conquest and aggrandisement. I have already shown⁴ that some time before 940 A.D. - [Previous: v2.c28.29.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c28.29.5) - [Next: v2.c28.29.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c28.29.7) - [Up: v2.c28.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c28.29) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c28.29.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v2.c28.29.6) · Pramāṇa