Bhaskaravarman

In the context of The political reorganisation of eastern and northern India after the decline of Gupta power, when Kamarupa, Gauda, and the kingdom of Harsha competed and negotiated across the Brahmaputra and Ganges regions., Bhaskaravarman is recognized as King of Kamarupa and regional ally. Bhaskaravarman ruled Kamarupa in the early seventh century and became an ally of Harshavardhana of northern India during the conflict involving Shashanka, the ruler of Gauda. The alliance brought Kamarupa into the wider power struggle around Bengal, Bihar, and north India.

Contribution

Bhaskaravarman ruled Kamarupa in the early seventh century and became an ally of Harshavardhana of northern India during the conflict involving Shashanka, the ruler of Gauda. The alliance brought Kamarupa into the wider power struggle around Bengal, Bihar, and north India.

Impact

Bhaskaravarman's inscriptions and the accounts of the Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang are important sources for the period. A grant associated with his reign was issued from a victory camp at Karnasuvarna, suggesting that Kamarupa's power briefly reached into the political centre of Gauda, although the duration and extent of that control remain matters of historical interpretation.