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...Kannauj, at the request of king Harshavardhana,…

643 CE Upper South Asia

...Kannauj, at the request of king Harshavardhana, who is an ally of Kumar Bhaskara Varman, to attend a great Buddhist council here that is attended by both the kings, as well as eighteen other monarchs and thousands of pilgrims.

A Chinese embassy attends on the invitation of Emperor Harsha.