 "The Record of the Western Regions" by the 7th-century Chinese traveler Hsüan-tsang states that Mihirakula destroyed Buddhism and killed monks in Gandhara.Xuanzang wrote in 630 CE that Mihirakula had conquered all India.The Narasimhagupta Baladitya defeated Mihirakula who was finally captured by the Indian king, who later spared his life.