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Hiuen Tsang - Emperor Harsha - UPSC with Nikhil - IAS Coaching in Nagpur

During the reign of Emperor Harsha, the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited India. He returned to China and wrote a detailed account of India during Harsha's reign in his book "Si-yu-ki," or "Record of the Western Countries." His description is widely regarded as the most reliable source of information about India's administrative, social, and cultural conditions at the time. His account of India, on the other hand, is not entirely trustworthy.<br>If you want to know more about Huen Tsang then click on this link... https://bit.ly/3lUyKnl

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Hiuen Tsang - Emperor Harsha - UPSC with Nikhil - IAS Coaching in Nagpur

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  1. Hiuen Tsang - Emperor Harsha - UPSC with Nikhil - IAS Coaching in Nagpur During the reign of Emperor Harsha, the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) visited India. He returned to China and wrote a detailed account of India during Harsha's reign in his book "Si-yu-ki," or "Record of the Western Countries." His description is widely regarded as the most reliable source of information about India's administrative, social, and cultural conditions at the time. His account of India, on the other hand, is not entirely trustworthy. It's a little confusing at times, but mostly it's biassed because Hiuen Tsang used his description to glorify Buddhism and Harsha as a follower of it. MORE ABOUT HIUEN TSANG Hiuen Tsang was born in Guoshi Town Luozhou (near present-day Luoyang, Henan) in 600 A.D. and died in China in 664 A.D. Hiuen Tsang was the youngest of four children, and his family had a reputation for erudition for generations. Before converting to Buddhism, he received a classical education. He left for

  2. India in 629, troubled by discrepancies in sacred texts, to study religion at its source. In 633, he crossed Central Asia on foot and arrived in India. He studied in India's famous Nalanda monastery. Hiuen Tsang visited Assam (Kamarupa) in 642-43 A.D. during his time in India. He had attended King Bhaskar Varman's court during his visit to Kamarupa. The western border of the Kamarupa kingdom was until the Karatoya river, and the eastern border was at Dikkaravasini, according to his book (Presently in Sadiya). He also mentioned that Buddhism in Assam was not widely practised in Kamrupa at the time, as well as the jackfruit and coconut. Hiuen Sang has testified to the greatness of this kingdom and its ruler in his accounts. In his book, he wrote a lot about those days in Assam. Harsavardhana then invited the Buddhist scholar Bhaskar Varman and his friend to his kingdom. Hieun Tsang was accompanied to Kanauj by Bhaskar Varman, who was greeted with a rousing welcome. If you want to know more about Hiuen Tsang then click on this link... https://bit.ly/3lUyKnl

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