The ancient town of Thanesar, historically known as Sthanishvara, gained immense prominence during the early seventh century as the capital of which ruling dynasty before Harshavardhana shifted his seat of power?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Pushyabhuti dynasty also known as the Vardhana dynasty established its initial capital at Sthanishvara modern-day Thanesar in Kurukshetra district of Haryana. Prabhakarvardhana and his son Harshavardhana ruled from this strategic location before later consolidating empire administration and shifting the primary administrative center to Kannauj. Confusing this with the later imperial Guptas overlooks the specific local regional power that emerged in northern Haryana after the fall of the Gupta empire.