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How can we say that Harshavardhana was a patron of learning?
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Solution
Matang Diwakar was the court-poet to Harshavardhana. His patronage to authors like -Banabhatta, who wrote Harshcharita, and Mayur, who wrote Suryashataka, shows his interest in literature. Harsha himself was a scholar and an author of three plays - Ratnavali, Nagananda and Priyadarshika. Nalanda University was patronised by Harshavardhana.
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