Question

Harshavardhana, the last great Hindu King of Northern India ruled in the ______.

• A. $2^{nd}$ century AD
• B. $4^{th}$ century AD
• C. $7^{th}$ century AD
• D. ${10}^{th}$ century AD

Answer 1

The correct option is C $7^{th}$ century AD

Harsha, also known as Harshvardhana, was the third ruler of the Vardhana Dynasty, the last great empire in ancient India before the Islamic invasion. He ruled from 606 BC to 647 BC. After Harshavardhana's death, the Vardhana dynasty came to an end and its empire dissolved.