History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c10.s1.1

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Without under-rating or exaggerating Harṣa's importance we may at the outset say that this has partly been due to the abundance of information, which we get for his life and reign.¹ “When all the sources are utilised,” as observed by Dr. Vincent Smith, “our knowledge of the events of the reign of Harṣa far surpasses in precision that which we possess respecting any other early king, except Candragupta Maurya and Aśoka.”²