Samuel Choi CHAPTER 15 OUTLINE Islamic and Hindu Kingdoms The Quest or Centralized Imperial Rule Harsha After the collapse of the Gupta dynasty, the idea of centralized rule did not completely disappear. King Harsha temporarily unified Northern India, and invaded the other kingdoms of northern India. By 612, he had subdued people who did not recognize his authority, and he started foreign relations with Tibet and China. Harsha was a generous ruler, giving free medical care and gifts to his subjects. He patronized scholars and himself wrote 3 plays. Collapse of Harsha?s Kingdom Harsha was unable to restore centralized rule, because local rulers had entrenched their authority too deply. His empire was held together by his attention and personality