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Harshavardhana patronized ______ religion.

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Buddhist
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Brahmanical
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Jain
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Ajivika
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Solution

The correct option is A Buddhist

Harshavardhana was an Indian Emperor, who ruled over the northern parts of India from 606 A.D to to 647 A.D. He was a learner of Buddha's ways and later became a devout Buddhist though initially he was a Shaivite. He built monasteries at the places visited by Gautam Buddha and spent great amount of his wealth on promoting Buddhism.


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