Arunasva

Arunasva
King of Kannauj
Reignc. 647 CE- c. ? CE
PredecessorHarshavardhana
SuccessorYashovarman

Arunāsva (also known as Aluonashun by the Chinese and as Arjuna[1]) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Kannauj,[2] and prior to this the governor of Tirabhukti.

He had been the governor of Tirhut and a minister at the court of Harsha and usurped the throne after his death, succeeding the Pushyabhuti dynasty.[3] He is known for repulsing an invasion launched by the Arab Muslims of the Rashidun Caliphate.[4]

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  2. ^ Bennett, Matthew (1998). The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient & Medieval Warfare. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-57958-116-9.
  3. ^ Odorico (da Pordenone); Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb; Francesco Balducci Pegolotti; Joannes de Marignolis; Ibn Batuta (1998). Cathay and the Way Thither: Preliminary essay on the intercourse between China and the western nations previous to the discovery of the Cape route. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 9788121508391.
  4. ^ Virji, krishnakumari J. (1952). Ancient History Of Saurashtra.