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title: Mound of Harsha
author: Viraat Kothare
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10844/mound-of-harsha/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mound of Harsha
_Authored by Viraat Kothare_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10844.jpg)
## Image Caption
This is a photo of the mound known as Harsh ka Tila (“Mound of [Harsha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Harsha/)”), located west of Sheikh Chilli's [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) complex in Thanesar, Kurukshetra district, Haryana state, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). It is 1 km long and 750 m wide. It has ruins of structures built during the reign of the Pushyabhuti Emperor Harshavardhana or Harsha (606-647 CE).
## Cite This Work
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Kothare, V. (2019, June 04). Mound of Harsha. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Kothare, Viraat. "Mound of Harsha." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 04, 2019. .
### MLA
Kothare, Viraat. "Mound of Harsha." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Jun 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palace_ruins_2.JPG) by [**Viraat Kothare**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palace_ruins_2.JPG). Submitted by [Dr Avantika Lal](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/avantika.lal30/ "User Page: Dr Avantika Lal"), published on 04 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.