With reference to ancient India which of the following Sanskrit play was not authored by n...........

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With reference to ancient India, which of the following Sanskrit play was not authored by King Harshavardhana, the ruler of Kannuj?

Nagananda

Ratnavali

Priyadarshika

Kadambari

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Explanation:

Explanation:

Harshavardhana(606 - 647 A.D)

Harshavardhana was born in 590 AD to King Prabhakaravardhana of Sthaneshvara (Thanesar, Haryana).
He belonged to the Pushyabhuti also called the Vardhana dynasty.
He was a Hindu who later embraced Mahayana Buddhism.
He was married to Durgavati.
He had a daughter and two sons. His daughter married a king of Vallabhi whereas his sons were killed by his own minister.
King Harshavardhana deeds were praised by Chinese Buddhist traveller Xuanzang in his writings.
He was well known for his religious toleration, able administration and diplomatic relations. He had also maintained diplomatic ties with China.
He was not only a patron of learning but himself an accomplished author. He wrote three Sanskrit plays - Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarshika.
He gathered around him a circle of learned men, of whom

- Banabhatta, the author of Harshacharita ( an important historical work narrating the incidents of the earlier part of Harsha's reign)and Kadambari( a poetical novel of great literary merit)

- Mayur, the author of Mayur Shataka and Surya Shataka