Left: Harsha riding horse right; Sharada legend Sri Harsha Deva above
Right: Goddess Lakshmi seated facing on lotus, holding lotus and vase.[1]
Maharaja of Kashmir
Reign
1089-1101 AD
Predecessor
Maharaja Ajitdeva
Successor
Kushaladitya IV
Born
1059 AD Kashmir
Died
1101 AD Kashmir
Spouse
Kusal Rani Vartakar Rani
Issue
Adesheva Maharani Ajirani
House
Lohara dynasty
Father
Maharaja Kalasha
Mother
Eshant Maharani
Religion
Hindu
Harsha, also Harshadeva, (ruled 1089-1101 CE) was a Hindu king of Kashmir. He was given the epithet "raja-Turushka" (Turk king).[2][3][4]
Harsha belonged to the First Lohara dynasty, of which he was the last ruler. According to Kalhana, Harsha was built like a god and was extremely handsome. Harsha's conduct has recently been a subject of discussion. Harsha started out as a capable and noble king, then ran into financial trouble because of his spending habits. He was the son of king Kalasha of Kashmir.[5]
According to Pandit Prithvi Nath Kaul Bamzai, A History of Kashmir, pp. 143,’ Kalhana mentioned even night soil was taxed under his rule . Extravagant expenditure on his troops and senseless pleasure involved him in grave financial difficulties .His accidental discovery of hoarded treasures at the Bhimasahi, induces him to spoilage other temple and he started melting gold and silver images of god and goddess’’
^Cribb, Joe (2011). "Coins of the Kashmir King Harshadeva (AD 1089–1101) in the light of the Gujranwalal hoard". Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society 208: 28–33, Fig. 1–9.
^Lorenzen, David N. (2006). Who Invented Hinduism: Essays on Religion in History. Yoda Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-81-902272-6-1.
^Wink, André (2002). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World: Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam 7Th-11th Centuries. BRILL. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-391-04173-8.
^Porter, Venetia; Rosser-Owen, Mariam (2012-06-29). Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World: Art, Craft and Text. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85773-343-6.
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