History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.s5.16

c11.s5.16

Regarding the date of Harṣa's conflict with the mighty southern monarch, we stand on no less uncertain ground. It must have, however, happened before 634-35 A.D., the date of the Aihole inscription in which the great clash finds unmistakable mention.³ Yuan Chwang's statement that the engagement took place when Harṣa was invading remote countties further shows that it was probably after his eastern campaigns and conquests. Thus the earliest and the latest limits may be fixed between 625-634 A. D., and we may, therefore, take in round numbers the year 630 A. D. as the date of the event.¹