Yaśovarman (English spelling)

Japanese: ヤショーバルマン（英語表記）Yaśovarman

? - circa 745. King of India. Reigned from circa 715 to circa 745. More than 50 years after the death of Harsha Vardhana, he emerged in the middle reaches of the Ganges River in northern India, where many dynasties ruled, and with his capital at Kanauj, he advanced into Bengal and central India, gaining dominance over northern India. Writers such as Sanskrit playwright Bababhuti gathered under the king, and literature flourished. However, the kingdom fell into ruin soon after the king's death. [Yamazaki Toshio]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

？‐745ころ
インドの王。在位715ころ‐745年ころ。ハルシャ･バルダナの死後50年以上経て，諸王朝が割拠した北インドにおいてガンガー(ガンジス)川中流域に台頭し，カナウジを都としてベンガルと中央インドヘ進出，北インドの覇権を握った。王のもとにはサンスクリット劇作家ババブーティらの文人が集まり，文芸が栄えた。しかし王の死後，王国はほどなく滅びた。【山崎利男】

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