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  1. Who defeated Harshavardhan on the banks of Narmada ?
    1. Pulakesin I
    2. Pulakesin II
    3. Vikramaditya
    4. Nandivarman
Correct Option: C

Harsha's ambition of extending his power to the Deccan and Southern India were stopped by the great Chalukya Emperor of South India Pulakeshini-II, the Chalukya king of Vatapi in Northern Karnataka along the banks of river Narmada. Pulakeshi defeated Harsha's army on the banks of the river Narmada in 620. A truce was agreed upon and the river Narmada was marked as the southern boundary of Harsha's kingdom.



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