APPENDIX VIII CHRONOLOGY OF THE SEVENTH CENTURY EVENT. cir. 600 dr. 605 606 606-12 Oct. 612 618 619-20 620 627-8 629 630-1 639 643 644 646 647-8 657 671 675-85 691-2 695 Persecution of Buddhism by Sasanka. Rajya-vardhana, Raja of Thanesar, ace. Harsha-vardhana, Raja of Thanesar, ace. Conquest of Northern India by Harsha. Coronation of Harsha as Lord Paramount of N. India. Tang dynasty of China ace. Ganjam inscription of Sasanka. Defeat of Harsha by Pulikesin II Chalukya. Banskhera inscription of Harsha. Hiuen Tsang, Chinese pilgrim, began his travels. Madhuban inscription of Harsha. Reception by Harsha of A-lo-pen and other Syrian Christians, who introduced Nestorianism into China in 635 A. D. Expedition of Harsha to Ganjam (Kongoda) ; his meeting with Hiuen Tsang ; Chinese mission of Li-I-piao and Waug- hiuen-tse. Harsha's assemblies at Kanauj and Prayaga ; Hiuen Tsang started on return journey. Second mission of Wang-hiuen-tse despatched ; arrival of Hiuen Tsang in China. Death of Harsha ; usurpation of Arjuna (A-lo-na-shoen, or O-lo-na-shoen) ; attack on Chinese mission ; defeat of Ar- juna by Wang-hiuen-tse with aid of Nepalese and Tibetans. Third mission of Wang-hiuen-tse. I-tsing, Chinese pilgrim, began his travels. Residence of I-tsing at Nalanda monastery. Composition of I-tsing's Record Return of I-tsing to China. 409
